What is the severity of CVE-2017-7295?

CVE-2017-7295 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for a NULL pointer dereference.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7295?

To fix CVE-2017-7295, update to a patched version of Contiki Operating System beyond 3.0 that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability.

What components are affected by CVE-2017-7295?

CVE-2017-7295 specifically affects the httpd-simple.c module in the Contiki Operating System 3.0.

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-7295?

CVE-2017-7295 is a use-after-free vulnerability that can lead to unintended behavior in software.

What operational impact can CVE-2017-7295 cause?

CVE-2017-7295 can cause application crashes or unexpected behavior due to improper handling of the http_state structure.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-7295

high

7.8

CWE

416 476

28/5/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-7295: Use After Free

First published: Sun May 28 2017(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Contiki Operating System 3.0. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in httpd-simple.c in cc26xx-web-demo httpd, where upon a connection close event, the http_state structure was not deallocated properly, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference in the output processing function. This resulted in a board crash, which can be used to perform denial of service.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Contiki OS	=3.0

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https://gist.github.com/jackmcbride/c9328627f1ee104ce84f3fb7eff42f1e

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7295?
CVE-2017-7295 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7295?
To fix CVE-2017-7295, update to a patched version of Contiki Operating System beyond 3.0 that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability.
What components are affected by CVE-2017-7295?
CVE-2017-7295 specifically affects the httpd-simple.c module in the Contiki Operating System 3.0.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-7295?
CVE-2017-7295 is a use-after-free vulnerability that can lead to unintended behavior in software.
What operational impact can CVE-2017-7295 cause?
CVE-2017-7295 can cause application crashes or unexpected behavior due to improper handling of the http_state structure.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7295?
CVE-2017-7295 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7295?
To fix CVE-2017-7295, update to a patched version of Contiki Operating System beyond 3.0 that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability.
What components are affected by CVE-2017-7295?
CVE-2017-7295 specifically affects the httpd-simple.c module in the Contiki Operating System 3.0.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-7295?
CVE-2017-7295 is a use-after-free vulnerability that can lead to unintended behavior in software.
What operational impact can CVE-2017-7295 cause?
CVE-2017-7295 can cause application crashes or unexpected behavior due to improper handling of the http_state structure.