Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 4, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Buffer overflow in contiki-ng
CVE-2021-32771
Description
Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for IoT devices. In affected versions it is possible to cause a buffer overflow when copying an IPv6 address prefix in the RPL-Classic implementation in Contiki-NG. In order to trigger the vulnerability, the Contiki-NG system must have joined an RPL DODAG. After that, an attacker can send a DAO packet with a Target option that contains a prefix length larger than 128 bits. The problem was fixed after the release of Contiki-NG 4.7. Users unable to upgrade may apply the patch in Contiki-NG PR #1615.
Affected products
1- Range: < 4.8
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1615mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1615/commits/587ae59956e00316fd44fd7072ac3a6a07b4b20fmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/releases/tag/release%2Fv4.8mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-jqjf-v7v9-xp6wmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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