CVE-2023-50926

Unvalidated DIO prefix info length in RPL-Lite in Contiki-NG

Published Feb 14, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for Next-Generation IoT devices. An out-of-bounds read can be caused by an incoming DIO message when using the RPL-Lite implementation in the Contiki-NG operating system. More specifically, the prefix information of the DIO message contains a field that specifies the length of an IPv6 address prefix. The value of this field is not validated, which means that an attacker can set a value that is longer than the maximum prefix length. Subsequently, a memcmp function call that compares different prefixes can be called with a length argument that surpasses the boundary of the array allocated for the prefix, causing an out-of-bounds read. The problem has been patched in the "develop" branch of Contiki-NG, and is expected to be included in the next release. Users are advised to update as soon as they are able to or to manually apply the changes in Contiki-NG pull request #2721.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-55657 Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for Next-Generation IoT devices. An out-of-bounds read can be caused by an incoming DIO message when using the RPL-Lite implementation in the Contiki-NG operating system. More specifically, the prefix information of the DIO message contains a field that specifies the length of an IPv6 address prefix. The value of this field is not validated, which means that an attacker can set a value that is longer than the maximum prefix length. Subsequently, a memcmp function call that compares different prefixes can be called with a length argument that surpasses the boundary of the array allocated for the prefix, causing an out-of-bounds read. The problem has been patched in the "develop" branch of Contiki-NG, and is expected to be included in the next release. Users are advised to update as soon as they are able to or to manually apply the changes in Contiki-NG pull request #2721.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Contiki-ng
Contiki-ng contiki-ng
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Contiki-ng
Contiki-ng contiki-ng
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM
Reserved
Dec 15, 2023, 8:57 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 14, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM