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CVE-2018-16666

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in...

7.8 High

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in next_string in os/storage/antelope/aql-lexer.c while parsing AQL (parsing next string).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in next_string in os/storage/antelope/aql-lexer.c while parsing AQL (parsing next string).

Record
CVE-2018-16666
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in next_string in os/storage/antelope/aql-lexer.c while parsing AQL (parsing next string).

Record
CVE-2018-16666
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8468 No score

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in next_string in os/storage/antelope/aql-lexer.c while parsing AQL (parsing next string).

Record
EUVD-2018-8468
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g32-r823-mvhx 7.8

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in...

An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in next_string in os/storage/antelope/aql-lexer.c while parsing AQL (parsing next string).

Record
GHSA-4g32-r823-mvhx
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2018-16666 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Contiki-ng Contiki-ng., published September 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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