CVE-2016-7837

bluez: Buffer overflow in parse_line function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.2

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 10, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

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.

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 2.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')