Buffer overflow in Contiki-os Contiki

CVE-2020-17438

An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. The code that reassembles fragmented packets fails to properly validate the total length of an incoming packet specified in its IP header, as well as the fragme…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.185 (97.0th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17438?
CVE-2020-17438 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Contiki-os Contiki, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-17438?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.