VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2547
security.c in hcid for BlueZ 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Bluetooth device name when invoking the PIN helper.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
security.c in hcid for BlueZ 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Bluetooth device name when invoking the PIN helper.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bluez project/bluez
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/bluez/utils/hcid/security.c?r1=1.31&r2=1.34Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16476
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7893206&forum_id=1881Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-782
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-09.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14572
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101557Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/bluez/utils/hcid/security.c?r1=1.31&r2=1.34Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16453
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16476
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7893206&forum_id=1881Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-782
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-09.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14572
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101557Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.