CVE-2017-8289
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.84% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- riot project/riot
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.