CVE-2016-7837
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- bluez/bluez
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
EPSS 0.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4311-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4311-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.