Contiki Ng
CVE-2018-20579
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Contiki-NG before 4.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the push function in os/lib/json/jsonparse.c that allows an out-of-bounds write of an '{' or '[' character.
AnalysisAI
Contiki-NG before 4.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the push function in os/lib/json/jsonparse.c that allows an out-of-bounds write of an '{' or '[' character. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. Contiki-NG before 4.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the push function in os/lib/json/jsonparse.c that allows an out-of-bounds write of an '{' or '[' character. Affected products include: Contiki-Ng Project Contiki-Ng. Version information: before 4.2.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
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