FrSIRT - BlueZ "security.c" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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BlueZ "security.c" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Title : BlueZ "security.c" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1431
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2547
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-08-16

Advisory Details

Description

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Solution

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Technical Description

A vulnerability was identified in BlueZ, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in "hcid/security.c" when processing and executing specially crafted bluetooth device names as command line arguments, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or create pairings without the user's approval.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Henryk Plotz

ChangeLog

2005-08-16 : Initial release

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