7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-24825
RIOT-OS 6LoWPAN Frame processing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

RIOT-OS, an operating system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2023.04, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device to trigger a NULL pointer dereference leading to denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 2023.04. There are no known workarounds.

INFO

Published Date :

May 30, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 7, 2023, 2:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-24825 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-os riot

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/frag/rb/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_rb.c#L416 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/frag/rb/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_rb.c#L416 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/frag/rb/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_rb.c#L429 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/frag/rb/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_rb.c#L429 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c#L729 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c#L729 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c#L761 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/2022.10-branch/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/iphc/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc.c#L761 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/ccbb304eae7b59e8aca24a6ffd095b5b3f7720ee/sys/net/gnrc/pktbuf_static/gnrc_pktbuf_static.c#L169 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/ccbb304eae7b59e8aca24a6ffd095b5b3f7720ee/sys/net/gnrc/pktbuf_static/gnrc_pktbuf_static.c#L169 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/commit/0c522075445a62ce3102e141573ecc2788521897 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/commit/0c522075445a62ce3102e141573ecc2788521897 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-xqm8-xj74-fjw2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-xqm8-xj74-fjw2 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CWE NIST CWE-252
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:riot-os:riot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2023.04
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Exploit Prediction

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

0.36 }} 0.06%

score

0.72717

percentile

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