CVE-2016-9802 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A buffer over-read in BlueZ's btmon tool allows attackers to cause a denial of service by processing a corrupted dump file.

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

What is CVE-2016-9802?

CVE-2016-9802 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 over-read was identified in "l2cap_packet" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in btmon crash.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9802?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bluez Bluez.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9802?

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-2016-9802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9802, GHSA-6mj7-55x2-g5xx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9802.

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