7.5

CVE-2017-7243: eclipse tinydtls NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 24-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7243 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in eclipse tinydtls. EPSS estimates a 1.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Eclipse tinydtls 0.8.2 for Eclipse IoT allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DTLS peer crash) by sending a "Change cipher spec" packet without pre-handshake.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.81% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Eclipse1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links