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CVE-2016-7837

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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00517
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
bluez<= 5.41
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Jun 2017 · 04:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

3
usnUSN-4311-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:0510-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1778-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95067Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601PatchThird Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4311-1/
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