What is CVE-2017-14199?

CVE-2017-14199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zephyr Getaddrinfo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-14199?

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

Buffer overflow in Zephyr Getaddrinfo

CVE-2017-14199

A buffer overflow has been found in the Zephyr Project's getaddrinfo() implementation in 1.9.0 and 1.10.0.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th 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

Zephyr Getaddrinfo — versions 1.9.0, 1.10.0
Zephyrproject Zephyr — versions 1.9.0, 1.10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14199?: CVE-2017-14199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zephyr Getaddrinfo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-14199?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.