UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7837

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-7837
Downstream
USN-4311-1
Published: 09 Jun 2017, 16:29
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Jun 2017, 16:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer overflow in BlueZ 5.41 and earlier allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the parse_line function used in some userland utilities.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•bluez

    < 4.101-0ubuntu13.3 | < 5.37-0ubuntu5.3

References (3)