Contiki-NG up to 4.1 AQL aql-parser.c parse_relations memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Contiki-NG up to 4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function parse_relations of the file os/storage/antelope/aql-parser.c of the component AQL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in parse_relations in os/storage/antelope/aql-parser.c while parsing AQL (storage of relations).

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was released 09/07/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16663 since 09/07/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 59 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 123750, 123749, 123748 and 123747.

Productinfo

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Contiki-NG

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 599
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16663 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2018 09:05 AM
Updated: 05/07/2023 02:39 PM
Changes: 09/08/2018 09:05 AM (58), 03/21/2020 04:43 PM (1), 05/07/2023 02:39 PM (3)
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