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CVE-2016-9802
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer over-read was identified in "l2cap_packet" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file. This issue can be triggered…
Medium5.3EPSS 3.6%
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- mitre
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer over-read was identified in "l2cap_packet" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in btmon crash.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68898.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 94652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1476 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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