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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.