Remote code execution via unchecked multipart boundary copy
Published Nov 2, 2022 · Updated May 5, 2025
A heap-based buffer overflow in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform before 4.1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute code via an HTTP request. HTTPsReq_HdrParse calculates a multipart/form-data boundary length from attacker-controlled pointers and passes it to Str_Copy_N without checking the destination's maximum size. The HTTP Server component must be compiled into reachable firmware; an oversized boundary can corrupt heap memory, crash the device, or enable code execution.
Summary
What happened
A heap-based buffer overflow in Silicon Labs Gecko Platform before 4.1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute code via an HTTP request. HTTPsReq_HdrParse calculates a multipart/form-data boundary length from attacker-controlled pointers and passes it to Str_Copy_N without checking the destination's maximum size. The HTTP Server component must be compiled into reachable firmware; an oversized boundary can corrupt heap memory, crash the device, or enable code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-24942
- Published
- Nov 2, 2022
- Updated
- May 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Silicon Laboratories
- Product
- Gecko Platform
- Classifications
- CWE-122, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <4.1.1.0
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Public exploit references
- Oversized multipart boundary crash demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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