# CVE-2008-2374: src/sdp.c in bluez-libs 3.30 in BlueZ, and other bluez-libs before 3.34 and bluez-utils before 3.34 versions, does not validate string lengt

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-07-07 · Updated: 2025-01-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

src/sdp.c in bluez-libs 3.30 in BlueZ, and other bluez-libs before 3.34 and bluez-utils before 3.34 versions, does not validate string length fields in SDP packets, which allows remote SDP servers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length field that triggers excessive memory allocation or a buffer over-read.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/31057
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30105
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-29.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2096/references
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:145
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34280
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00396.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0581.html
- http://www.bluez.org/bluez-334/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00233.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=b32d44000806161327u680c290au54fd21f2fef1d58e%40mail.gmail.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30957
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31833
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9973
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020479
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32279

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