CVE-2016-9917 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-9917?

CVE-2016-9917 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 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 "read_n" function in "tools/hcidump.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9917?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bluez Bluez.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9917?

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-2016-9917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9917, GHSA-2whh-5gr2-6f5w, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9917, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9917.