CVE-2023-50927
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.6 of 10 (high)
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Summary
CVE-2023-50927 is a vulnerability in the Contiki-NG operating system for Next-Generation IoT devices. It allows an attacker to trigger out-of-bounds reads in the RPL-Lite implementation of the RPL protocol. This vulnerability is caused by insufficient control of the lengths for certain messages. The issue has been patched in Contiki-NG 4.9, and users are advised to upgrade. If upgrading is not possible, manual code changes can be applied to address the vulnerability. The potential danger to organizations is high, as this vulnerability can be exploited remotely and could lead to a compromise of system availability.
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