CVE-2016-9918

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 08 Dec 2016, 08:08
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 03:07

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
40/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.49% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Dec 2016, 08:08
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 03:07
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In BlueZ 5.42, an out-of-bounds read was identified in "packet_hexdump" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in btmon crash.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.49%• Percentile: 66%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • bluez_project•bluez

    5.42

References (3)