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CVE-2017-8289
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-04-27T01:59:02.007 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:26:08.093

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.

Affected products

riot_project — riot

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References

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