CVE-2006-0670 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash hcidump via malformed Bluetooth L2CAP packets, requiring a patch to prevent denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0670?
CVE-2006-0670 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in l2cap.c in hcidump 1.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) through a wireless Bluetooth connection via a malformed Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bluez Project Hcidump.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0670?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-990-1, GHSA-fm8c-whcx-jx6x.