CVE-2017-8289

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    CVE-2017-8289

    Published: 27 Apr 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2017.01-devel

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High