CVE-2017-8289 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840 https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961 https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8