CVE-2016-9803 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in BlueZ allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially causing information disclosure or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9803?
CVE-2016-9803 is a medium-severity 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, an out-of-bounds read was observed in "le_meta_ev_dump" function in "tools/parser/hci.c" source file. This issue exists because 'subevent' (which is used to read correct element from 'ev_le_meta_str' array) is overflowed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9803?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bluez Bluez.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9803?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-9803 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9803 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9803, GHSA-2qfh-8vpx-rwwc, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9803, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9803.