bluez: Buffer overflow in parse_line function
Published Jun 9, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.56%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 5.41 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlueZ Project | BlueZ | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bluez-utils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bluez
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bluez
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bluez-utils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bluez | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bluez | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 44.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 41.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 22.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 69.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 6, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 46.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 45.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95067 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7837 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1425117 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7837
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4311-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7837
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95067 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7837 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1425117 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7837 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4311-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7837 |
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