#VU75582 Integer underflow in RIOT-OS - CVE-2023-24821
Published: April 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75582
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24821
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
RIOT-OS
RIOT-OS
Software vendor:
RIOT-OS
RIOT-OS
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow during defragmentation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application, trigger integer underflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.