CVE-2022-41972 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Contiki-NG, an open-source operating system for IoT devices, in versions prior to 4.9. An attacker within Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) range can inject a crafted packet into the BLE L2CAP module, causing a NULL pointer dereference and triggering undefined behavior. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-adjacent attack with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, and leading to high availability impact (denial of service). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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