CVE-2016-9917

Name	CVE-2016-9917
Description	In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "read_n" function in "tools/hcidump.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
NVD severity	medium (attack range: remote)
Debian Bugs	847837

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
bluez (PTS)	jessie (security), jessie	5.23-2+deb8u1	vulnerable
	stretch (security), stretch	5.43-2+deb9u1	vulnerable
	bullseye, sid, buster	5.50-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
bluez	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant		847837

https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html
Crash in hcidump CLI tool, no security impact