CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7295

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Contiki Operating System 3.0 in httpd-simple.c within the cc26xx-web-demo httpd. Upon a connection close event, the http_state structure was not properly deallocated, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in the output processing function, resulting in a board crash.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can lead to system crashes, resulting in denial of service. It may affect the availability of applications running on this operating system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Contiki operating system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitor system logs for potential attempts to exploit this flaw.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in Contiki Operating System 3.0. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in httpd-simple.c in cc26xx-web-demo httpd, where upon a connection close event, the http_state structure was not deallocated properly, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference in the output processing function. This resulted in a board crash, which can be used to perform denial of service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS