VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-27427
RIOT OS version 2020.01.1 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in its implementation of calloc function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
RIOT OS version 2020.01.1 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in its implementation of calloc function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.61% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- riot-os/riot
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOTProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOTProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.