CVE-2017-8289 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-04-27

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:riot_project:riot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17251	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Riot Project Riot

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-27T01:41:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.367Z

Reserved: 2017-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8289

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-27T01:59:02.007

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8289

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-04-27T01:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-8289", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840"}, {"name": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961"}, {"name": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T16:34:22.367Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2017-8289", "datePublished": "2017-04-27T01:41:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2017-04-26T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T16:34:22.367Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:riot_project:riot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "3CB97156-6EB1-452B-A96D-BE6BF2592E30", "versionEndIncluding": "2017.01", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en pila en la funci\u00f3n ipv6_addr_from_str en sys /net/network_layer/ipv6/addr/ipv6_addr_from_str.c en RIOT anterior al 25-04-2017 permite a atacantes locales y a atacantes potencialmente remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a trav\u00e9s de una direcci\u00f3n IPv6 mal formada."}], "id": "CVE-2017-8289", "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": true, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 7.5, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-04-27T01:59:02.007", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch"], "url": "https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-119"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}