BlueZ HIDD Bluetooh HID Command Injection Vulnerability

BID:22076

Info

BlueZ HIDD Bluetooh HID Command Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22076
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-6899
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 16 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 14 2007 11:28PM
Credit: Collin Mulliner is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
BlueZ BlueZ 2.19
BlueZ BlueZ 2.15
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
BlueZ BlueZ 2.11
BlueZ BlueZ 1.24
BlueZ BlueZ 1.23
BlueZ BlueZ 1.17
BlueZ BlueZ 1.16
BlueZ BlueZ 1.12
BlueZ BlueZ 1.5
BlueZ BlueZ 2.20
Not Vulnerable: BlueZ BlueZ 2.25
BlueZ BlueZ 3.8

Discussion

BlueZ HIDD Bluetooh HID Command Injection Vulnerability

BlueZ hidd is prone to a device-command-injection vulnerability.

A remote attacker can exploit this issue to gain control of mouse and keyboard HIDs (human interface device). This will allow the attacker to interact with the targeted computer in the context of the currently logged-in user.

Versions prior to 2.25 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

BlueZ HIDD Bluetooh HID Command Injection Vulnerability

The following example exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

BlueZ HIDD Bluetooh HID Command Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue as of version 2.25. Please see the references for more information.


BlueZ BlueZ 2.20

BlueZ BlueZ 1.12

BlueZ BlueZ 1.16

BlueZ BlueZ 1.17

BlueZ BlueZ 1.23

BlueZ BlueZ 1.24

BlueZ BlueZ 1.5

BlueZ BlueZ 2.11

BlueZ BlueZ 2.15

BlueZ BlueZ 2.19

References

BlueZ HIDD Bluetooh HID Command Injection Vulnerability

References:
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