#VU23114 Out-of-bounds read in BlueZ - CVE-2016-9803
Published: December 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23114
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9803
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 local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the le_meta_ev_dump() function in tools/parser/hci.c. A local user can pass a specially crafted dump file, trigger a buffer overflow and crash application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.