CVE-2017-1000251

Public Exploit

Description

The native Bluetooth stack in the Linux Kernel (BlueZ), starting at the Linux kernel version 2.6.32 and up to and including 4.13.1, are vulnerable to a stack overflow vulnerability in the processing of L2CAP configuration responses resulting in Remote code execution in kernel space.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.16% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2732 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42762/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2705 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2683 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2704 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2682 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/blueborne third party advisory
https://www.armis.com/blueborne third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039373 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2731 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2706 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_52_BlueBorne third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2fcfcd670257236ebf2088bbdf26f6a8ef459fe third party advisory patch
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100809 vdb entry third party advisory patch
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240311 third party advisory us government resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2681 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2679 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2680 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2707 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000251?
CVE-2017-1000251 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000251?
To fix CVE-2017-1000251, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1000251 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000251 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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