Contiki-NG up to 4.8/4.9 BLE L2CAP Module PACKETBUF_SIZE buffer overflow

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Contiki-NG up to 4.8/4.9. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component BLE L2CAP Module. The manipulation of the argument PACKETBUF_SIZE with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for internet of things (IoT) devices. In versions 4.8 and prior, an out-of-bounds write can occur in the BLE L2CAP module of the Contiki-NG operating system. The network stack of Contiki-NG uses a global buffer (packetbuf) for processing of packets, with the size of PACKETBUF_SIZE. In particular, when using the BLE L2CAP module with the default configuration, the PACKETBUF_SIZE value becomes larger then the actual size of the packetbuf. When large packets are processed by the L2CAP module, a buffer overflow can therefore occur when copying the packet data to the packetbuf. The vulnerability has been patched in the "develop" branch of Contiki-NG, and will be included in release 4.9. The problem can be worked around by applying the patch manually.

The weakness was shared 03/18/2023 as GHSA-m737-4vx6-pfqp. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-28116 since 03/10/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/11/2023).

Upgrading to version 4.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Contiki-NG 4.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/10/2023 CVE reserved
03/18/2023 +8 days Advisory disclosed
03/18/2023 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/11/2023 +24 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-m737-4vx6-pfqp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28116 (🔒)

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2023 08:31 AM
Updated: 04/11/2023 02:48 PM
Changes: 03/18/2023 08:31 AM (52), 04/11/2023 02:48 PM (11)
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