What is CVE-2017-12465?

CVE-2017-12465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ccn-Lite, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-12465?

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

Is CVE-2017-12465 known to be exploited?

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

Integer overflow in Ccn-Lite

CVE-2017-12465

Multiple integer overflows in CCN-lite before 2.00 allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the (1) vallen variable in the iottlv_parse_sequence function or (2) typ, vallen and i variables in the localrpc_parse function.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th 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

Ccn-lite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12465?: CVE-2017-12465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ccn-Lite, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-12465?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-12465 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.