CVE-2017-12463 is a memory leak vulnerability affecting CCN-lite versions prior to 2.00, specifically within the ccnl_app_RX function in ccnl-uapi.c. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service by causing excessive memory consumption when processing packets with an unknown format. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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:N/I:N/A:H
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