FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP IPv6 OOB Read Vulnerability
CVE-2025-11617 Published on October 10, 2025
Buffer Over-read when receiving IPv6 packets with incorrect payload length in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP
A missing validation check in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP's IPv6 packet processing code can lead to an out-of-bounds read when receiving a IPv6 packet with incorrect payload lengths in the packet header. This issue only affects applications using IPv6.
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Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-11617 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Buffer Over-read
The software reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer. This typically occurs when the pointer or its index is incremented to a position beyond the bounds of the buffer or when pointer arithmetic results in a position outside of the valid memory location to name a few. This may result in exposure of sensitive information or possibly a crash.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-11617
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Affected Versions
AWS FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP:- Version 4.0.0 and below 4.3.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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