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TI-2019-12537 Aliases CVE-2019-16754GHSA-fv5h-g6gw-g23h

RIOT 2019.07 contains a NULL pointer dereference in the MQTT-SN implementation…

Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

RIOT 2019.07 contains a NULL pointer dereference in the MQTT-SN implementation (asymcute), potentially allowing an attacker to crash a network node running RIOT. This requires spoofing an MQTT server response. To do so, the attacker needs to know the MQTT MsgID of a pending MQTT protocol message and the ephemeral port used by RIOT's MQTT implementation. Additionally, the server IP address is required for spoofing the packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01472 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:riot-os:riot:2019.07:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2019.07VulnerableRIOT-OS
  • cpe:2.3:o:riot-os:riot:2019.07:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2019.07 Vulnerable ·RIOT-OS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16754
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv5h-g6gw-g23h

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-21112 Buffer overflows in RIOT CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16843 RIOT-OS vulnerable to Out of Bounds Write in _rbuf_add CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10319 RIOT-OS vulnerable to Buffer Overflow during IPHC receive CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-22079 RIOT has an Out-of-Bounds Write in nanoCoAP Handler CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16842 RIOT-OS vulnerable to Race Condition in SFR Timeout CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-16841 RIOT-OS vulnerable to NULL pointer dereference during NHC encoding CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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