Name: CVE-2016-7837: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-7837, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00556

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade bluez	Jul 30, 2024	Jun 9, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Sep 10, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade bluez-develUpgrade bluezUpgrade bluez-cupsUpgrade libbluetooth3	Oct 20, 2017	Jun 9, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libbluetooth3Upgrade bluez	Mar 31, 2020	Jun 9, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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