BlueZ 5.42 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in packet_hexdump Function

BlueZ 5.42 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in packet_hexdump Function

CVE-2016-9918 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

In BlueZ 5.42, an out-of-bounds read was identified in "packet_hexdump" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in btmon crash.

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