NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting riot-os/riot package, versions [0,]


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.16% (52nd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-RIOTOSRIOT-5662263
  • published 31 May 2023
  • disclosed 31 May 2023
  • credit Diff-fusion

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference such that an attacker can send a crafted frame which is forwarded by the device. During encoding of the packet a NULL pointer dereference occurs. This crashes the device leading to denial of service.