9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-8289
RIOT IPv6 Address Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2017, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:33 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8289 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Riot_project riot
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8289.

URL Resource
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962 Issue Tracking Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8289 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840
    Added Reference https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961
    Added Reference https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:riot_project:riot:2017.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} -0.05%

score

0.58551

percentile

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