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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-7837 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bluez | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bluez | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bluez-utils | Will not fix |
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