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CVE-2019-17211

9.8 · CRITICAL

An integer overflow was discovered in the CoAP library in Arm Mbed OS 5.14.0.

Published Nov 5, 2019CWE-190EPSS 2.57%

Overview

CVE-2019-17211 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 5, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An integer overflow was discovered in the CoAP library in Arm Mbed OS 5.14.0. The function sn_coap_builder_calc_needed_packet_data_size_2() is used to calculate the required memory for the CoAP message from the sn_coap_hdr_s data structure. Both returned_byte_count and src_coap_msg_ptr->payload_len are of type uint16_t. When added together, the result returned_byte_count can wrap around the maximum uint16_t value. As a result, insufficient buffer space is allocated for the corresponding CoAP message.

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

GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L1090GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L355GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L524GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L527GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L710GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L718GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L746GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/issues/11804GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L1090GitHubgithub.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/d0686fd30b4d3d02efdc7e4d0fbf0dfe173543b6/features/frameworks/mbed-coap/source/sn_coap_builder.c#L355

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17211?

CVE-2019-17211 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 5, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2019-17211?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-17211?

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-2019-17211?

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