What is the severity of CVE-2016-9917?

CVE-2016-9917 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9917?

To fix CVE-2016-9917, upgrade to a patched version of BlueZ beyond 5.42.

What software is affected by CVE-2016-9917?

CVE-2016-9917 specifically affects BlueZ version 5.42.

What is the impact of CVE-2016-9917?

The impact of CVE-2016-9917 is that it can lead to a buffer overflow causing the hcidump tool to crash.

Can CVE-2016-9917 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2016-9917 requires a corrupted dump file to be processed, so it is less likely to be exploited remotely without user interaction.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-9917

high

7.5

CWE

119

8/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9917: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Dec 08 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
BlueZ	=5.42

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9917?
CVE-2016-9917 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9917?
To fix CVE-2016-9917, upgrade to a patched version of BlueZ beyond 5.42.
What software is affected by CVE-2016-9917?
CVE-2016-9917 specifically affects BlueZ version 5.42.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-9917?
The impact of CVE-2016-9917 is that it can lead to a buffer overflow causing the hcidump tool to crash.
Can CVE-2016-9917 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2016-9917 requires a corrupted dump file to be processed, so it is less likely to be exploited remotely without user interaction.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9917?
CVE-2016-9917 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9917?
To fix CVE-2016-9917, upgrade to a patched version of BlueZ beyond 5.42.
What software is affected by CVE-2016-9917?
CVE-2016-9917 specifically affects BlueZ version 5.42.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-9917?
The impact of CVE-2016-9917 is that it can lead to a buffer overflow causing the hcidump tool to crash.
Can CVE-2016-9917 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2016-9917 requires a corrupted dump file to be processed, so it is less likely to be exploited remotely without user interaction.