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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
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.
References:
- BlueZ Project Web site: BlueZ - Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 06 2006 - 10:56:23 CST: [ Secuobs - Advisory ] Bluetooth : DoS on Sony/Ericsson cell phones.
- 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
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
Reported:
Feb 06, 2006
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