CVE-2017-14201

The shell DNS command can cause unpredictable results due to misuse of stack variables.

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Published Aug 29, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in the Zephyr shell allows a serial or telnet connected user to cause denial of service, and possibly remote code execution. This issue affects: Zephyr shell versions prior to 1.14.0 on all.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zephyr

shell

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`prior to 1.14.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-5711	Use After Free vulnerability in the Zephyr shell allows a serial or telnet connected user to cause denial of service, and possibly remote code execution. This issue affects: Zephyr shell versions prior to 1.14.0 on all.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.104% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.zephyrproject.org/1.14.0/releases/release-notes-1.14.html
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/13260
https://zephyrprojectsec.atlassian.net/browse/ZEPSEC-17

History

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Subscriptions

Zephyrproject Zephyr

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:46 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zephyr
Published: Aug 29, 2019, 12:44 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:46 AM
Reserved: Sep 7, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 29, 2019, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM

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