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CVE-2022-36052

5.9 · MEDIUM
Published Sep 1, 2022 contiki-ng CWE-125 EPSS 0.63% (48th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-36052 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting contiki-ng contiki-ng. It was published on September 1, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for Next-Generation IoT devices. The 6LoWPAN implementation in Contiki-NG may cast a UDP header structure at a certain offset in a packet buffer. The code does not check whether the packet buffer is large enough to fit a full UDP header structure from the offset where the casting is made. Hence, it is possible to cause an out-of-bounds read beyond the packet buffer. The problem affects anyone running devices with Contiki-NG versions previous to 4.8, and which may receive 6LoWPAN packets from external parties. The problem has been patched in Contiki-NG version 4.8.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from contiki-ng. Update contiki-ng to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
contiki-ng contiki-ng >= 0, < 4.8 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-36052?

CVE-2022-36052 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting contiki-ng contiki-ng. It was published on September 1, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-36052?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-36052?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from contiki-ng. Update contiki-ng to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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