CVE-2024-41125 [High] | Out-of-bounds Read in Contiki-Ng

Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for IoT devices. An out-of-bounds read of 1 byte can be triggered when sending a packet to a device running the Contiki-NG operating system with SNMP enabled. The SNMP module is disabled in the default Contiki-NG configuration. The vulnerability exists in the os/net/app-layer/snmp/snmp-ber.c module, where the function snmp_ber_decode_string_len_buffer decodes the string length from a received SNMP packet. In one place, one byte is read from the buffer, without checking that the buffer has another byte available, leading to a possible out-of-bounds read. The problem has been patched in Contiki-NG pull request #2936. It will be included in the next release of Contiki-NG. Users are advised to apply the patch manually or to wait for the next release. A workaround is to disable the SNMP module in the Contiki-NG build configuration.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.06%	0.28%	+0.22%
2	2025-08-13	0.03%	0.06%	+0.02%
3	2025-03-30	—	0.03%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.06%

0.28%

+0.22%

2025-08-13

0.03%

0.06%

+0.02%

2025-03-30

—

0.03%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.3	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.6	6.0	[email protected]
9.6	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	6.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.3

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.6

6.0

[email protected]

9.6

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

6.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-41125

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
contiki-ng	contiki-ng	<= 4.9	cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng::::::::

References for CVE-2024-41125

URL	Tags
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/2936	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-qjj3-gqx7-438w	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2024-41125 | Out-of-bounds read in SNMP when decoding a string in Contiki-NG

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-41125

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-41125

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-41125

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-41125

References for CVE-2024-41125