CVE-2017-12470 — Integer overflow in the ndn_parse_sequence function in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the typ and vallen variables

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CRITICAL

Integer overflow in the ndn_parse_sequence function in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the typ and vallen variables

Published Feb 7, 2018

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.54%

Description

Integer overflow in the ndn_parse_sequence function in CCN-lite before 2.00 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the typ and vallen variables.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.54% 0.01543

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01543

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.54% (0.01543)	74.03th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.60% (0.01597)	72.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.22% (0.00222)	60.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 8, 2023	0.22% (0.00222)	58.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.16% (0.00156)	50.20th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.42% (0.00416)	10.04th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	0.42% (0.00416)	9.79th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	0.42% (0.00416)	25.53th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	0.42% (0.00416)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-190

Integer Overflow

References (1)

https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/issues/136
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/issues/136		x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 7, 2018

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Aug 4, 2017

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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