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High · 8.1 CVE-2021-32771 EUVD-2021-19535

Buffer overflow in contiki-ng

Published Aug 4, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for IoT devices. In affected versions it is possible to cause a buffer overflow when copying an IPv6 address prefix in the RPL-Classic implementation in Contiki-NG. In order to trigger the vulnerability, the Contiki-NG system must have joined an RPL DODAG. After that, an attacker can send a DAO packet with a Target option that contains a prefix length larger than 128 bits. The problem was fixed after the release of Contiki-NG 4.7. Users unable to upgrade may apply the patch in Contiki-NG PR #1615.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
contiki-ng contiki-ng < 4.8 —

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