What is CVE-2023-24819?

CVE-2023-24819 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Riot-os Riot, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-24819?

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

Buffer overflow in Riot-os Riot

CVE-2023-24819

RIOT-OS, an operating system that supports Internet of Things devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2022.10, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device resulting in an out of…

EPSS: 0.015 (81.6th 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 — versions < 2022.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-fv97-2448-gcf6 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18817/commits/73615161c01fcfbbc7216cf502cabb12c1598ee4 (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18820/commits/da63e45ee94c03a2e08625b04ea618653eab4a9f (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24819?: CVE-2023-24819 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Riot-os Riot, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-24819?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.