CVE-2018-16265
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user...
CVE-2018-16265 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Linux Tizen, published January 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.59%EPSS, 48th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
CVE-2018-16265- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
CVE-2018-16265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8117No score
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8117- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f95v-wr93-5m3vNo score
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user...
The bt/bt_core system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to create a system user interface and control the Bluetooth pairing process, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
- Record
GHSA-f95v-wr93-5m3v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20presentations/Dongsung%20Kim%20and%20Hyoung%20Kee%20Choi%20-%20Updated/DEFCON-26-Dongsung-Kim-and-Hyoung-Kee-Choi-Your-Watch-Can-Watch-You-Updated.pdf
review.tizen.org/git?p=platform/core/connectivity/bluetooth-frwk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=074dfc9709d8cee84564fc815796b0ef0c3273f5
youtube.com/watch?v=3IdgBwbOT-g&feature=youtu.be
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16265
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f95v-wr93-5m3v