Critical severity · published Feb 4, 2019
CVE-2019-1000006
RIOT RIOT-OS version after commit 7af03ab624db0412c727eed9ab7630a5282e2fd3 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sock_dns, an implementation of the DNS protocol utilizing…
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RIOT RIOT-OS version after commit 7af03ab624db0412c727eed9ab7630a5282e2fd3 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sock_dns, an implementation of the DNS protocol utilizing the RIOT sock API that can result in Remote code executing. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RI
Riot · Riot-os
2017.04 before 2018.10.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1000006
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1000006
Exploit
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/10739
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