CVE-2024-53980 Spoofed length byte traps CC2538 in endless loop

RIOT is an open-source microcontroller operating system, designed to match the requirements of Internet of Things IoT devices and other embedded devices. A malicious actor can send a IEEE 802.15.4 packet with spoofed length byte and optionally spoofed FCS, which eventually results into an endless...

The vulnerability of the implementation of the ISN generator in the protocols used by uC/OS and uC/TCP-IP allows a perpetrator to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the ISN generator implementation in the uC/OS and uC/TCP-IP protocols is related to the use of insufficiently random values. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker operating remotely to gain unauthorized access to protected information...