Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8289
CVE-2017-8289
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
3- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/6840nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6961nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/6962nvdIssue TrackingPatch
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