CVE-2016-9917
High
CVE-2016-9917
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.
Exploit probability
3.6%
Published
December 8, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9917
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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.
05 / REFERENCES