Buffer overflow in Zephyr Shell
CVE-2017-14202
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in the shell component of Zephyr allows a serial or telnet connected user to cause a crash, possibly with arbitrary code execution. This issue affects: Zephyr shell versions prior to 1.14.0 on all.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Zephyr Shell — versions prior to 1.14.0
- Zephyrproject Zephyr
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14202?
- CVE-2017-14202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zephyr Shell, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14202?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.