What is CVE-2019-15702?

CVE-2019-15702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-15702?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot

CVE-2019-15702

In the TCP implementation (gnrc_tcp) in RIOT through 2019.07, the parser for TCP options does not terminate on all inputs, allowing a denial-of-service, because sys/net/gnrc/transport_layer/tcp/gnrc_tcp_option.c has an infinite loop for an unknown zero-length option.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Riot-os Riot
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15702?: CVE-2019-15702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-15702?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.