CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8289

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in the ipv6_addr_from_str function in RIOT prior to April 25, 2017, can be exploited by local and potentially remote attackers. Attackers may cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impacts via a malformed IPv6 address.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to denial of service, affecting system availability. There is also a risk that attackers could exploit this flaw for other unspecified attacks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the RIOT system to a version after April 25, 2017, to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and validating input IPv6 addresses is advised to minimize risk.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ipv6_addr_from_str function in sys/net/network_layer/ipv6/addr/ipv6_addr_from_str.c in RIOT prior to 2017-04-25 allows local attackers, and potentially remote attackers, to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IPv6 address.

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