CVE-2016-9917
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.45%
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "read_n" function in "tools/hcidump.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.
How to fix CVE-2016-9917
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-2016-9917 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 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |