What is CVE-2019-1000006?

CVE-2019-1000006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2019-1000006?

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

Buffer overflow in Riot-Os Riot

CVE-2019-1000006

RIOT RIOT-OS version after commit 7af03ab624db0412c727eed9ab7630a5282e2fd3 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sock_dns, an implementation of the DNS protocol utilizing the RIOT sock API that can result in Remote code executing. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (72.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Riot-os Riot
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1000006?: CVE-2019-1000006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-1000006?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.