GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04965 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffc3-699f-f9r7
References
More Labapart Gattlib vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12973 GattLib 0.3-rc1 has a stack-based buffer over-read in get_device_path_from_mac in dbus/gattlib.c. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-6498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-6498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffc3-699f-f9r7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-6498 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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