Ccn Lite
CVE-2018-6953
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
In CCN-lite 2, the Parser of NDNTLV does not verify whether a certain component's length field matches the actual component length, which has a resultant buffer overflow and out-of-bounds memory accesses.
AnalysisAI
In CCN-lite 2, the Parser of NDNTLV does not verify whether a certain component's length field matches the actual component length, which has a resultant buffer overflow and out-of-bounds memory. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. In CCN-lite 2, the Parser of NDNTLV does not verify whether a certain component's length field matches the actual component length, which has a resultant buffer overflow and out-of-bounds memory accesses. Affected products include: Ccn-Lite.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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