High severity · published Aug 27, 2019
CVE-2019-15702
In the TCP implementation (gnrc_tcp) in RIOT through 2019.07, the parser for TCP options does not terminate on all inputs, allowing a denial-of-service, because…
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the TCP implementation (gnrc_tcp) in RIOT through 2019.07, the parser for TCP options does not terminate on all inputs, allowing a denial-of-service, because sys/net/gnrc/transport_layer/tcp/gnrc_tcp_option.c has an infinite loop for an unknown zero-length option.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RI
Riot · Riot-os
through 2019.07 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15702
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15702
Exploit
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/12086
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