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High · 8.1 CVE-2022-35927 EUVD-2022-38789

Unverified DIO prefix info lengths in RPL-Classic 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 the RPL-Classic routing protocol implementation in the Contiki-NG operating system, an incoming DODAG Information Option (DIO) control message can contain a prefix information option with a length parameter. The value of the length parameter is not validated, however, and it is possible to cause a buffer overflow when copying the prefix in the set_ip_from_prefix function. This vulnerability affects anyone running a Contiki-NG version prior to 4.7 that can receive RPL DIO messages from external parties. To obtain a patched version, users should upgrade to Contiki-NG 4.7 or later. There are no workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
contiki-ng contiki-ng < 4.7 —

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