Description
Contiki-NG is an operating system for internet of things devices. In version 4.8 and prior, when processing ICMP DAO packets in the `dao_input_storing` function, the Contiki-NG OS does not verify that the packet buffer is big enough to contain the bytes it needs before accessing them. Up to 16 bytes can be read out of bounds in the `dao_input_storing` function. An attacker can truncate an ICMP packet so that it does not contain enough data, leading to an out-of-bounds read on these lines. The problem has been patched in the "develop" branch of Contiki-NG, and is expected to be included in release 4.9. As a workaround, one can apply the changes in Contiki-NG pull request #2435 to patch the system.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-fp66-ff6x-7w2w
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2435
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
42.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (1)
contiki-ng/contiki-ng
< 4.8
Published
Jun 14, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026