High
Security advisory
The (1) i2pd before 2.17 and (2) kovri pre-alpha implementations of the I2P routing protocol do not properly handle Garlic DeliveryTypeTunnel packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading sensitive router memory, aka the GarlicRust bug.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-17066
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 07:33 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The (1) i2pd before 2.17 and (2) kovri pre-alpha implementations of the I2P routing protocol do not properly handle Garlic DeliveryTypeTunnel packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by reading sensitive router memory, aka the GarlicRust bug.
osv:CVE-2017-17066
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:54.850177032Z",
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"references": [
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"https://hackerone.com/reports/291489"
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