CVE-2018-16666 json
An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG through 4.1.
published 2018-09-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8468
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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).
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
github.com
/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/issues/595
issue-tracking, mitigation, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16666
- NVD CVE-2018-16666
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