The cnb_parse_lev function in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to…
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
The cnb_parse_lev function in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to check for out-of-bounds conditions, which triggers an invalid read in the hexdump function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01783 78th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12471
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqfc-qxgg-pw47
References
More Ccn-lite vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09207 ccnl-ext-mgmt.c in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09204 Buffer overflow in util/ccnl-common.c in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09203 Buffer overflow in ccn-lite-ccnb2xml.c in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09201 CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09200 Multiple integer overflows in CCN-lite before 2.00 allow context-dependent attackers to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09259 An issue was discovered in CCN-lite 2.0.1. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-12471 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12471 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqfc-qxgg-pw47 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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