PT-2017-18262
CVE-2017-8289
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Published
2017-04-27
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Updated
2017-05-10
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
RIOT versions prior to 2017-04-25
Description
The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the ipv6 addr from str function, which can be triggered by a malformed IPv6 address. This could allow local attackers, and potentially remote attackers, to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2017-04-25, update to a version released after 2017-04-25 to resolve the issue.
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