Auth bypass in Bluez
CVE-2018-10910
A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system. This situation could lead to the unauthorized pairing of certain Bluetooth devices without any form of authentication. Versions before bluez 5.51 are vulnerable.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bluez
- The Bluez Project — versions before 5.51
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3856-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10910?
- CVE-2018-10910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bluez, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2019-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10910?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.