Stack-based buffer overflow in the ipv6_addr_from_str function in…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ipv6_addr_from_str function in sys/net/network_layer/ipv6/addr/ipv6_addr_from_str.c in RIOT prior to 2017-04-25 allows local attackers, and potentially remote attackers, to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IPv6 address.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01843 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:riot_project:riot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2017.01 | Vulnerable | Riot Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:riot_project:riot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2017.01 Vulnerable ·Riot Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8289
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcv8-7fjm-9wh2
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-8289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcv8-7fjm-9wh2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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