CVE-2017-12472 is a critical vulnerability affecting CCN-lite versions prior to 2.00, specifically within the ccnl-ext-mgmt.c component. It stems from missing NULL pointer checks after ccnl_malloc, allowing context-dependent attackers to achieve unspecified but potentially severe impact. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 78/100. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ccn-lite:ccn-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.