CVE-2024-32017
Buffer overflows in RIOT
RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system that supports a range of devices that are typically 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers. The size check in the gcoap_dns_server_proxy_get() function contains a small typo that may lead to a buffer overflow in the subsequent strcpy(). In detail, the length of the _uri string is checked instead of the length of the _proxy string. The _gcoap_forward_proxy_copy_options() function does not implement an explicit size check before copying data to the cep->req_etag buffer that is COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX bytes long. If an attacker can craft input so that optlen becomes larger than COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX, they can cause a buffer overflow. If the input above is attacker-controlled and crosses a security boundary, the impact of the buffer overflow vulnerabilities could range from denial of service to arbitrary code execution. This issue has yet to be patched. Users are advised to add manual bounds checking.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Buffer overflows in RIOT
RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system that supports a range of devices that are typically 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers. The size check in the gcoap_dns_server_proxy_get() function contains a small typo that may lead to a buffer overflow in the subsequent strcpy(). In detail, the length of the _uri string is checked instead of the length of the _proxy string. The _gcoap_forward_proxy_copy_options() function does not implement an explicit size check before copying data to the cep->req_etag buffer that is COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX bytes long. If an attacker can craft input so that optlen becomes larger than COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX, they can cause a buffer overflow. If the input above is attacker-controlled and crosses a security boundary, the impact of the buffer overflow vulnerabilities could range from denial of service to arbitrary code execution. This issue has yet to be patched. Users are advised to add manual bounds checking.
- Record
CVE-2024-32017- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-29855
9.8
RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system that supports a range of devices that are typically 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers. The size check in the gcoap_dns_server_proxy_get() function contains a small typo that may lead to a buffer overflow in the subsequent strcpy(). In detail, the length of the _uri string is checked instead of the length of the _proxy string. The _gcoap_forward_proxy_copy_options() function does not implement an explicit size check before copying data to the cep->req_etag buffer that is COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX bytes long. If an attacker can craft input so that optlen becomes larger than COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX, they can cause a buffer overflow. If the input above is attacker-controlled and crosses a security boundary, the impact of the buffer overflow vulnerabilities could range from denial of service to arbitrary code execution. This issue has yet to be patched. Users are advised to add manual bounds checking.
- Record
EUVD-2024-29855- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system that supports a range of devices that are typically 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers. The size check in the gcoap_dns_server_proxy_get() function contains a small typo that may lead to a buffer overflow in the subsequent strcpy(). In detail, the length of the _uri string is checked instead of the length of the _proxy string. The _gcoap_forward_proxy_copy_options() function does not implement an explicit size check before copying data to the cep->req_etag buffer that is COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX bytes long. If an attacker can craft input so that optlen becomes larger than COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX, they can cause a buffer overflow. If the input above is attacker-controlled and crosses a security boundary, the impact of the buffer overflow vulnerabilities could range from denial of service to arbitrary code execution. This issue has yet to be patched. Users are advised to add manual bounds checking.
- Record
CVE-2024-32017- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Buffer overflows in RIOT
RIOT is a real-time multi-threading operating system that supports a range of devices that are typically 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers. The size check in the gcoap_dns_server_proxy_get() function contains a small typo that may lead to a buffer overflow in the subsequent strcpy(). In detail, the length of the _uri string is checked instead of the length of the _proxy string. The _gcoap_forward_proxy_copy_options() function does not implement an explicit size check before copying data to the cep->req_etag buffer that is COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX bytes long. If an attacker can craft input so that optlen becomes larger than COAP_ETAG_LENGTH_MAX, they can cause a buffer overflow. If the input above is attacker-controlled and crosses a security boundary, the impact of the buffer overflow vulnerabilities could range from denial of service to arbitrary code execution. This issue has yet to be patched. Users are advised to add manual bounds checking.
- Record
CVE-2024-32017- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-32017 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Riot-os Riot, published May 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/security/advisories/GHSA-v97j-w9m6-c4h3
github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/master/sys/net/application_layer/gcoap/dns.c
github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/master/sys/net/application_layer/gcoap/forward_proxy.c
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/07/3
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/7
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/32xxx/CVE-2024-32017.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32017