CVE-2016-9803
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, an out-of-bounds read was observed in "le_meta_ev_dump" function in "tools/parser/hci.c" source file. This issue exists because 'subevent' (which is used to read correct element from 'ev_le_meta_str' array) is overflowed.
How to fix CVE-2016-9803
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-2016-9803 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 |