Contiki-NG is an operating system for internet-of-things devices. In versions 4.9 and prior, when a packet is received, the Contiki-NG network stack attempts to start the periodic TCP timer if it is a TCP packet with the SYN flag set. But the implementation does not first verify that a full TCP header has been received. Specifically, the implementation attempts to access the flags field from the TCP buffer in the following conditional expression in the `check_for_tcp_syn` function. For this reason, an attacker can inject a truncated TCP packet, which will lead to an out-of-bound read from the packet buffer. As of time of publication, a patched version is not available. As a workaround, one can apply the changes in Contiki-NG pull request #2510 to patch the system.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2510 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-6648-m23r-hq8c | Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2510 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-6648-m23r-hq8c | 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/2510 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | () https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-6648-m23r-hq8c - Vendor Advisory |
19 Sep 2023, 15:14
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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 |
References | (MISC) https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-6648-m23r-hq8c - Vendor Advisory | |
References | (MISC) https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2510 - Issue Tracking, Patch |
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-2023-37459
Mitre link : CVE-2023-37459
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-37459
JSON object : View
Products Affected
contiki-ng
- contiki-ng
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read