Out-of-bounds read in the uIP buffer module
Published Sep 1, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.61%
Description
Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for Next-Generation IoT devices. The low-power IPv6 network stack of Contiki-NG has a buffer module (os/net/ipv6/uipbuf.c) that processes IPv6 extension headers in incoming data packets. As part of this processing, the function uipbuf_get_next_header casts a pointer to a uip_ext_hdr structure into the packet buffer at different offsets where extension headers are expected to be found, and then reads from this structure. Because of a lack of bounds checking, the casting can be done so that the structure extends beyond the packet's end. Hence, with a carefully crafted packet, it is possible to cause the Contiki-NG system to read data outside the packet buffer. A patch that fixes the vulnerability is included in Contiki-NG 4.8.
Affected products
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- Version < 4.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Contiki-NG | Contiki-NG | n/a |
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- < 4.8
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Remediation
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References (2)
- https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1648 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-2j9c-7754-w4cw x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1648 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-2j9c-7754-w4cw | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
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