CVE-2023-24819
CRITICALDescription
RIOT-OS, an operating system that supports Internet of Things devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2022.10, an attacker can send a crafted frame to the device resulting in an out of bounds write in the packet buffer. The overflow can be used to corrupt other packets and the allocator metadata. Corrupting a pointer will easily lead to denial of service. While carefully manipulating the allocator metadata gives an attacker the possibility to write data to arbitrary locations and thus execute arbitrary code. Version 2022.10 fixes this issue. As a workaround, disable support for fragmented IP datagrams or apply the patches manually.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-131 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-36824 | High | 7.4 | 77% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-8450 | High | 7.3 | 72% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-42945 | Critical | 8.1 | 68% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6113 | High | 7.8 | 66% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-6116 | High | 7.8 | 28% | - | - |
| CVE-2005-3120 | Critical | 9.8 | 23% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-24819?
Upgrade riot to 2022.10 or later.
Is CVE-2023-24819 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-24819 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.98% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-24819?
CVE-2023-24819 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-24819 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for riot (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-04.