bluez: buffer overflow in pklg_read_hci()
Published Dec 3, 2016
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "pklg_read_hci" function in "btsnoop.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in btmon crash.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bluez-tools
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bluez
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bluez
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bluez-tools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bluez | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bluez | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02045) | 80.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.06% (0.02062) | 78.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 73.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02777) | 76.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 73.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9799 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401524 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9799
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9799
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68898.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9799 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401524 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9799 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9799 | ||
| https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68898.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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