# CVE-2017-14202: The shell implementation does not protect against buffer overruns resulting in unpredictable behavior.

> A buffer overflow in the Zephyr RTOS shell allows remote users to cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via serial or telnet connections.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vf72-2cwh-56f9

## What is CVE-2017-14202?

CVE-2017-14202 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published on 29 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in the shell component of Zephyr allows a serial or telnet connected user to cause a crash, possibly with arbitrary code execution. This issue affects: Zephyr shell versions prior to 1.14.0 on all.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14202?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zephyrproject Zephyr.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14202 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14202 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published on 29 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zephyrproject Zephyr. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14202/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14202
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14202
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14202

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14202/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.