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GLSA-200508-09 : bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 19442

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200508-09 (bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability)

 The name of a Bluetooth device is improperly validated by the hcid utility when a remote device attempts to pair itself with a computer.
 Impact :

 An attacker could create a malicious device name on a Bluetooth device resulting in arbitrary commands being executed as root upon attempting to pair the device with the computer.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All bluez-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-wireless/bluez-utils-2.19'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e655d653

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200508-09

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19442

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200508-09.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 8/18/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bluez-utils, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2547

GLSA: 200508-09