CVE-2015-8956
Linux Kernel Bluetooth RFCOMM Socket Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description
The rfcomm_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving a bind system call on a Bluetooth RFCOMM socket.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 10, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8956 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8956 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-476 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-476
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8956 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8956
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile