CVE-2017-8289

CRITICAL

RIOT < 2017.01 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in ipv6_addr_from_str

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0184
EPSS Percentile 76.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
riot_project/riot < 2017.01
Published Apr 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026