What is CVE-2023-24823?

CVE-2023-24823 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Riot-os Riot, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-24823?

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

Buffer overflow in Riot-os Riot

CVE-2023-24823

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 a type co…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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-jwmv-47p2-hgq2 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18817/commits/4a081f86616cb5c9dd0b5d7b286da03285d1652a (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18820/commits/dafc397fdc3655aeb5c7b9963a43f1604c6a2062 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24823?: CVE-2023-24823 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Riot-os Riot, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-24823?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.