CVE-2018-6480 describes a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in CCN-lite 2, specifically within the ccnl_fwd_handleInterest function. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a memory access violation and bypass the nonce feature, which is crucial for loop prevention. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ccn-lite:ccn-lite:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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