CVE-2016-9917

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9917
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-08 08:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-19 17:46:00 UTC
DescriptionIn BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "read_n" function in "tools/hcidump.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Bluez Bluez 5.42 All All All
Application Bluez Bluez 5.42 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
multiple buffer overflows and out-of-bound reads — Linux Bluetooth MISC www.spinics.net Exploit, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1476-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
BlueZ Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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