CVE-2016-9800 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in BlueZ allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted Bluetooth packets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-9800?

CVE-2016-9800 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9800?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bluez Bluez.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9800?

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-2016-9800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9800, GHSA-pcrc-6m42-jvr8, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9800, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9800.

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