CVE-2017-7243 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Eclipse tinydtls version 0.8.2, affecting Eclipse IoT products. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash a DTLS peer by sending a "Change cipher spec" packet out of sequence, before the handshake is complete. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:tinydtls:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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