CVE-2017-17066 — The (1) i2pd before 2.17 and (2) kovri pre-alpha implementations of the I2P routing protocol do not properly handle Garlic DeliveryTypeTunnel packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading sensitive router memory, aka the GarlicRust bug

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The (1) i2pd before 2.17 and (2) kovri pre-alpha implementations of the I2P routing protocol do not properly handle Garlic DeliveryTypeTunnel packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading sensitive router memory, aka the GarlicRust bug

Published Dec 5, 2017

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 2.22%

Description

The (1) i2pd before 2.17 and (2) kovri pre-alpha implementations of the I2P routing protocol do not properly handle Garlic DeliveryTypeTunnel packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading sensitive router memory, aka the GarlicRust bug.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.22% 0.02222

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

EPSS probability 0.02222

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 (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.22% (0.02222)	82.06th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.22% (0.02222)	80.32th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.41% (0.00413)	74.20th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.41% (0.00413)	73.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 15, 2023	0.41% (0.00413)	71.08th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.58% (0.00581)	74.75th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.78% (0.00785)	22.12th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	0.78% (0.00785)	21.52th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	0.78% (0.00785)	52.07th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	0.78% (0.00785)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

References (2)

https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/cve-publication-garlicrust-cve-2017-17066/
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/291489
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/cve-publication-garlicrust-cve-2017-17066/		x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/291489		x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 5, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Nov 29, 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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