CVE-2019-1000006

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 4, 2019 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRIOT

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

RIOT RIOT-OS version after commit 7af03ab624db0412c727eed9ab7630a5282e2fd3 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sock_dns, an implementation of the DNS protocol utilizing the RIOT sock API that can result in Remote code executing. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2017.04 ≤ v < 2018.10.1
Affected range stops below 2018.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/10739

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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