CVE-2016-9800
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "pin_code_reply_dump" function in "tools/parser/hci.c" source file. The issue exists because "pin" array is overflowed by supplied parameter due to lack of boundary checks on size of the buffer from frame "pin_code_reply_cp *cp" parameter.
How to fix CVE-2016-9800
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-2016-9800 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, 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 |