CVE-2019-15702

high

Description

In the TCP implementation (gnrc_tcp) in RIOT through 2019.07, the parser for TCP options does not terminate on all inputs, allowing a denial-of-service, because sys/net/gnrc/transport_layer/tcp/gnrc_tcp_option.c has an infinite loop for an unknown zero-length option.

References

https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/12086

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-08-27

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00334