CVE-2016-6549 Zizai Tech Nut allows for unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing allows attackers to modify device attributes, posing a security risk to Zizai Tech Nut users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-6549?

CVE-2016-6549 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Zizai Technology Tech Nut, published on 13 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Zizai Tech Nut device allows unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing, which enables unauthenticated connected applications to write data to the device name attribute.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6549?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nutspace Nut Mobile.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2016-6549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m59x-wqp8-p5hc.

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