High severity · published Jun 18, 2021
CVE-2021-31663
RIOT-OS 2021.01 before commit bc59d60be60dfc0a05def57d74985371e4f22d79 contains a buffer overflow which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information
7.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RIOT-OS 2021.01 before commit bc59d60be60dfc0a05def57d74985371e4f22d79 contains a buffer overflow which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RI
Riot · Riot-os
2021.01 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31663
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-31663
Patch
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/commit/bc59d60be60dfc0a05def57d74985371e4f22d79
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/15927
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/15929
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