CVE-2017-8289
N/A
Published: April 27, 2017 at 01:41 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRiot
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2017.01
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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