Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2016-8686 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4311-1 | BlueZ vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:56.096Z
Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-7837
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-06-09T16:29:01.297
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-7837
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN