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CVE-2016-7837

Published: 9 June 2017

Buffer overflow in BlueZ 5.41 and earlier allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the parse_line function used in some userland utilities.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
bluez
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (4.101-0ubuntu13.3)
zesty Not vulnerable
(5.43-0ubuntu1)
artful Not vulnerable
(5.43-0ubuntu1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.43-0ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(5.43-0ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.43-0ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.43-0ubuntu1)
upstream
Released (5.43-1)
xenial
Released (5.37-0ubuntu5.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601 (5.42)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H