CVE-2005-2547

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Published Aug 12, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:bluez_project:bluez:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2548	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.400% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/bluez/utils/hcid/security.c?r1=1.31&r2=1.34
http://secunia.com/advisories/16453
http://secunia.com/advisories/16476
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7893206&forum_id=1881
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-782
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-09.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14572
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101557

History

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Subscriptions

Bluez Project Bluez

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 12, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved: Aug 12, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

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