CVE-2016-9800 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in BlueZ 5.42, specifically within the "pin_code_reply_dump" function in "tools/parser/hci.c", due to a lack of boundary checks when processing a supplied parameter. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and could lead to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluez:bluez:5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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