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CVE-2017-7295

7.5 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in Contiki Operating System 3.0.

Published May 28, 2017CWE-416EPSS 1.05%

Overview

CVE-2017-7295 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 28, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in Contiki Operating System 3.0. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in httpd-simple.c in cc26xx-web-demo httpd, where upon a connection close event, the http_state structure was not deallocated properly, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference in the output processing function. This resulted in a board crash, which can be used to perform denial of service.

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

GitHubgist.github.com/jackmcbride/c9328627f1ee104ce84f3fb7eff42f1eGitHubgist.github.com/jackmcbride/c9328627f1ee104ce84f3fb7eff42f1e

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7295?

CVE-2017-7295 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 28, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-7295?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-7295?

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-2017-7295?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-7295 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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