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CVE-2017-14202

7.8 · HIGH

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 arbit…

Published Aug 29, 2019CWE-119EPSS 0.57%

Overview

CVE-2017-14202 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 29, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdocs.zephyrproject.org/1.14.0/releases/release-notes-1.14.htmlGitHubgithub.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/13048Refzephyrprojectsec.atlassian.net/browse/ZEPSEC-18Refdocs.zephyrproject.org/1.14.0/releases/release-notes-1.14.htmlGitHubgithub.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/13048Refzephyrprojectsec.atlassian.net/browse/ZEPSEC-18

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14202?

CVE-2017-14202 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 29, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-14202?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-14202?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-14202?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-14202 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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