CVE-2016-9798
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a use-after-free was identified in "conf_opt" 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.
How to fix CVE-2016-9798
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/bluez—no fix listed
Is CVE-2016-9798 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |