Medium severity · published Dec 3, 2016
CVE-2016-9801
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "set_ext_ctrl" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file when processing corrupted dump file
5.3
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "set_ext_ctrl" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file when processing corrupted dump file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BL
Bluez · Bluez
5.42 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9801
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9801
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652
Exploit
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html
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