CVE-2023-33974 RIOT-OS vulnerable to Race Condition in SFR Timeout
An attacker can cause a denial of service in RIOT-OS by sending crafted 6LoWPAN frames to trigger a race condition leading to invalid memory access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-33974?
CVE-2023-33974 is a high-severity vulnerability in RIOT-OS RIOT, published on 30 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RIOT-OS, an operating system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. In versions 2023.01 and prior, an attacker can send multiple crafted frames to the device to trigger a race condition. The race condition invalidates assumptions about the program state and leads to an invalid memory access resulting in denial of service. This issue is patched in pull request 19679. There are no known workarounds.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33974?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Riot-Os Riot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-33974 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-33974 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in RIOT-OS RIOT
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8m3w-mphf-wxm8.