🛡️ CVE-2022-0204 on Debian — bluez

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

A heap overflow vulnerability was found in bluez in versions prior to 5.63. An attacker with local network access could pass specially crafted files causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-0204 as tracked by Debian, for the package bluez. The fix is available in version 5.64-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0204 is classified as CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Buffer Bounds. A read or write is performed without confirming it stays inside the allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0204 is recorded against 1 package.

  • bluez (fixed in 5.64-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 10 March 2022 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2022-0204 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-03-10
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
bluez — 5.64-1

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