#VU18652 Out-of-bounds read in BlueZ - CVE-2016-9797
Published: May 31, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18652
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9797
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BlueZ
BlueZ
Software vendor:
BlueZ Project
BlueZ Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the "l2cap_dump()" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file while processing a corrupted dump file. A malicious user can trigger out-of-bounds read error that results in hcidump crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.