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 unspecified other impact via a malformed IPv6 address

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CRITICAL

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

Published Apr 27, 2017

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.86%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.86% 0.01858

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01858

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 2, 2026	1.86% (0.01858)	78.47th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.84% (0.01843)	76.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.26% (0.00257)	65.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.26% (0.00257)	64.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 8, 2023	0.26% (0.00257)	61.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.22% (0.00216)	57.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.69% (0.00694)	18.96th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	0.69% (0.00694)	18.38th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	0.69% (0.00694)	47.68th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	0.69% (0.00694)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (3)

https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 27, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Apr 26, 2017

Link CVE-2017-8289

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-8289

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-8289