VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9798
In BlueZ 5.42, a use-after-free was identified in "conf_opt" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 3.85%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In BlueZ 5.42, a use-after-free was identified in "conf_opt" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 3.85% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- bluez/bluez
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.9% 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00071.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00071.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.