PT-2018-5407 · Ccn-Lite · Ccn-Lite

Eric Sesterhenn · Published 2018-02-07 · Updated 2018-02-23 · CVE-2017-12468

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

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

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists, allowing context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact. This issue involves vectors related to the vallen and len variables.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.00, update to version 2.00 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the affected module to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12468

Affected Products

Ccn-Lite

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12468 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12468 · Security Note
• https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/issues/134 · Note
• https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/releases/tag/2.0.0 · Note