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.
Published: 2016-12-08
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10704 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.290Z

Reserved: 2016-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9917

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-08T08:59:03.617

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-9917

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-11-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9917 - Bugzilla

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