Buffer overflow in zephyr - CVE-2017-14202
Published: August 29, 2019 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41120
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14202
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: rutantan
Affected software:
zephyr
zephyr
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in the shell component of Zephyr allows a serial or telnet connected user to cause a crash, possibly with arbitrary code execution. This issue affects: Zephyr shell versions prior to 1.14.0 on all.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14202
Install update from vendor's website.