#VU23108 Code Injection in BlueZ - CVE-2016-7837

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#VU23108 Code Injection in BlueZ - CVE-2016-7837

Published: December 2, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23108
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7837
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BlueZ
Software vendor:
BlueZ Project

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the parse_line() function used in some userland utilities. A remote attacker with physical proximity to the system can send a specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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