Riot · Riot · CVE-2024-32017
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
RIOT (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The issue is related to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RIOT operating system, which supports a range of devices typically using 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers. A small typo in the `gcoap dns server proxy get()` function may lead to a buffer overflow in the subsequent `strcpy()`, as the length of the ` uri` string is checked instead of the length of the ` proxy` string. Additionally, the ` gcoap forward proxy copy options()` function does not implement an explicit size check before copying data to the `cep->req etag` buffer, which is `COAP ETAG LENGTH MAX` bytes long. If an attacker can craft input so that `optlen` becomes larger than `COAP ETAG LENGTH MAX`, they can cause a buffer overflow. The impact of the buffer overflow vulnerabilities could range from denial of service to arbitrary code execution.
**Recommendations**
As a temporary workaround, consider adding manual bounds checking to prevent buffer overflows.
Restrict access to the vulnerable functions `gcoap dns server proxy get()` and ` gcoap forward proxy copy options()` to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Avoid using the `optlen` variable in a way that could cause it to exceed `COAP ETAG LENGTH MAX` until the issue is resolved.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.