What is CVE-2023-24817?

CVE-2023-24817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Riot-os Riot, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-24817?

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

Buffer overflow in Riot-os Riot

CVE-2023-24817

RIOT-OS, an operating system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2023.04, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device resulting in an integer un…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (61.5th 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 — versions < 2023.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-xjgw-7638-29g5 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/commit/34dc1757f5621be48e226cfebb2f4c63505b5360 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24817?: CVE-2023-24817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Riot-os Riot, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-24817?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.