hcidump bluetooth L2CAP packet denial of service
| hcidump-bluetooth-dos (24533) |  Low Risk |
Description:
hcidump is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause hcidump to crash by sending a specially-crafted Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) packet.
Platforms Affected:
- BlueZ Project, hcidump 1.29
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-990-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-256-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BlueZ Project Web site, BlueZ - Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack at http://www.bluez.org/.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 06 2006 - 10:56:23 CST, [ Secuobs - Advisory ] Bluetooth : DoS on Sony/Ericsson cell phones at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0079.html.
- CVE-2006-0670: Buffer overflow in l2cap.c in hcidump 1.29 allows remote attackers to caues a denial of service (crash) through a wireless Bluetooth connection via a malformed Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) packet.
- DSA-990: bluez-hcidump -- programming error
- MDKSA-2006:041: Updated bluez-hcidump packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability
- SA18741: hcidump Bluetooth L2CAP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- USN-256-1: bluez-hcidump vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0479: hcidump Bluetooth L2CAP Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 06, 2006
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