RIOT-OS prior 2023.04 6LoWPAN Frame return value

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in RIOT-OS. This affects an unknown function of the component 6LoWPAN Frame Handler. The manipulation results in return value. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-24825. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in RIOT-OS. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component 6LoWPAN Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a return value vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-252. The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

RIOT-OS, an operating system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2023.04, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device to trigger a NULL pointer dereference leading to denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 2023.04. There are no known workarounds.

The weakness was presented 05/30/2023 as GHSA-xqm8-xj74-fjw2. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-24825 since 01/30/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2023.04 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0c522075445a62ce3102e141573ecc2788521897 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: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Return value
CWE: CWE-252 / CWE-253
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RIOT-OS 2023.04
Patch: 0c522075445a62ce3102e141573ecc2788521897

Timelineinfo

01/30/2023 🔍
05/30/2023 +119 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-xqm8-xj74-fjw2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-24825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230238

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2023 18:43
Changes: 05/30/2023 18:43 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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