VDB
CVE-2016-9917
CVE-2016-9917
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 3.62% · 89.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.62%
89.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | bluez | 5.53-0ubuntu3.5, 5.51-0ubuntu1, 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | bluez | 5.64-0ubuntu1.3, 5.60-0ubuntu2, 5.64-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | bluez | 0, 5.79-2ubuntu1, 5.82-1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | bluez | 0, 5.35-0ubuntu2, 5.36-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | bluez | 5.48-0ubuntu3.6, 5.48-0ubuntu3.7, 5.48-0ubuntu3.8 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | bluez | 5.70-0ubuntu1, 5.72-0ubuntu3, 5.72-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Dec 8, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9917 third-party-advisory
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9917 third-party-advisory