CVE-2016-9798 - Use After Free

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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 Base Score 5.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Demo Examples

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
}
free(buf3R2);

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following code illustrates a use after free error:


               
}
free(ptr);
logError("operation aborted before commit", ptr);

When an error occurs, the pointer is immediately freed. However, this pointer is later incorrectly used in the logError function.

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-12-03 06:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-05-30 14:29:00

Affected Software

BlueZ 5.42

5.42

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