CVE-2017-12473
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service...
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving packets with "wrong L values."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving packets with "wrong L values."
- Record
CVE-2017-12473- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving packets with "wrong L values."
- Record
CVE-2017-12473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4045 No score
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving packets with "wrong L values."
- Record
EUVD-2017-4045- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7x7-xmxx-v7cx
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service...
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving packets with "wrong L values."
- Record
GHSA-x7x7-xmxx-v7cx- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
ccnl_ccntlv_bytes2pkt in CCN-lite allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving packets with "wrong L values."
- Record
CVE-2017-12473- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12473 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ccn-lite, published February 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.