What is CVE-2015-8299?

CVE-2015-8299 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Knx Ets, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2015-8299?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-8299 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Knx Ets

CVE-2015-8299

Buffer overflow in the Group messages monitor (Falcon) in KNX ETS 4.1.5 (Build 3246) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted KNXnet/IP UDP packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.062 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Knx Ets — versions 4.1.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8299?: CVE-2015-8299 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Knx Ets, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2015-8299?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8299 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.