security.c in hcid for BlueZ 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 allows remote attackers to execute…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
security.c in hcid for BlueZ 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Bluetooth device name when invoking the PIN helper.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.024 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:bluez_project:bluez:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.18 | Vulnerable | BlueZ Project |
- cpe:2.3:o:bluez_project:bluez:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.18 Vulnerable ·BlueZ Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2547
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35vq-2ggj-6fwg
References
More BlueZ Project Bluez vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08037 In BlueZ 5.42, an out-of-bounds read was identified in "packet_hexdump" function in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-06642 hidd in BlueZ (bluez-utils) before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain control of the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2005-2547 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2547 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35vq-2ggj-6fwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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