Vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot
CVE-2023-24826
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 crafted frames to the device to trigger the usage of an uninitialized object leading to denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 2023.04. As a workaround, disable fragment forwarding or SFR.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Riot-Os Riot — versions < 2023.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-xfj4-9g7w-f4gh (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/commit/287f030af20e829469cdf740606148018a5a220d (Patch)
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/ccbb304eae7b59e8aca24a6ffd095b5b3f7720ee/sys/net/g… (Product)
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/ccbb304eae7b59e8aca24a6ffd095b5b3f7720ee/sys/net/g… (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-24826?
- CVE-2023-24826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-05-30.
- How severe is CVE-2023-24826?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.