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CVE-2016-9797 Details

Description

In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer over-read was observed in "l2cap_dump" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html CVE
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html [email protected]
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
bluez bluez
5.42

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:bluez:bluez:5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9797
NVD Published Date:
Dec 3, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]