Contiki-NG is an operating system for internet-of-things devices. In versions 4.9 and prior, when processing the various IPv6 header fields during IPHC header decompression, Contiki-NG confirms the received packet buffer contains enough data as needed for that field. But no similar check is done before decompressing the IPv6 address. Therefore, up to 16 bytes can be read out of bounds on the line with the statement `memcpy(&ipaddr->u8[16 - postcount], iphc_ptr, postcount);`. The value of `postcount` depends on the address compression used in the received packet and can be controlled by the attacker. As a result, an attacker can inject a packet that causes an out-of-bound read. As of time of publication, a patched version is not available. As a workaround, one can apply the changes in Contiki-NG pull request #2509 to patch the system.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2509 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-2v4c-9p48-g9pr | Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2509 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-2v4c-9p48-g9pr | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 08:11
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2509 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | () https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-2v4c-9p48-g9pr - Vendor Advisory |
19 Sep 2023, 15:14
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References | (MISC) https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2509 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | (MISC) https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-2v4c-9p48-g9pr - Vendor Advisory | |
First Time |
Contiki-ng
Contiki-ng contiki-ng |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.3 |
17 Sep 2023, 12:01
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2023-09-15 20:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 08:11
NVD link : CVE-2023-37281
Mitre link : CVE-2023-37281
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-37281
JSON object : View
Products Affected
contiki-ng
- contiki-ng
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read