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CVE-2016-9917
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-08T08:59:03.617 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:46.870

Summary

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.

Affected products

bluez — bluez

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References

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