Stack-based Buffer Overflow in RIOT's ipv6_addr_from_str Function

CVE-2017-8289 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ipv6_addr_from_str function in sys/net/network_layer/ipv6/addr/ipv6_addr_from_str.c in RIOT prior to 2017-04-25 allows local attackers, and potentially remote attackers, to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed IPv6 address.

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