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CVE-2016-7837

Published: Jun 9, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 58.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

bluezbluez
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
BlueZBlueZ Project
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
bluezoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka bluez-libs, bluez-utils
bluez projectoss-projectOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95067
securityfocus.com
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601
git.kernel.org
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.html
jvn.jp
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Timeline

Published
Jun 9, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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