Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : BlueZ vulnerability (USN-3413-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 103187

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3413-1 advisory.

It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in the Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) implementation in BlueZ. A physically proximate unauthenticated attacker could use this to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-1000250)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3413-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 103187

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3413-1.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/13/2017

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000250

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-pcmcia-support, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-alsa, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-cups, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbluetooth3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-compat, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-hcidump, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbluetooth-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-obexd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-audio

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000250

USN: 3413-1