PT-2018-5402 · Ccn-Lite · Ccn-Lite

Blacksheeep · Published 2018-02-07 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-12463

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: CCN-lite versions prior to 2.00

Description: The issue is related to a memory leak in the ccnl app RX function, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory consumption. This occurs when an envelope s structure pointer is involved and the packet format is unknown.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.00, update to version 2.00 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12463

Affected Products

Ccn-Lite

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12463 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12463 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/issues/129 · Note