CVE-2016-9918 Denial of service in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in BlueZ's btmon utility allows attackers to cause a crash by providing 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-2016-9918?
CVE-2016-9918 is a high-severity denial of service 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, an out-of-bounds read was identified in "packet_hexdump" 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-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9918?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
bluez SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | All versions | 5.48-5.13.10 |
bluez SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | All versions | 5.48-5.13.10 |
bluez SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | All versions | 5.48-5.13.10 |
bluez openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | All versions | 5.48-lp150.4.10.1 |
Products include Bluez Project Bluez.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9918?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9918, GHSA-wv4g-wq9q-gp9j, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2016-9918, SUSE-SU-2019:0841-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9918, openSUSE-SU-2019:1198-1.