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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-17066

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.

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CVE-2017-17066

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Dec 2017, 09:29 UTC

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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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17066",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "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.",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:54.850177032Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/cve-publication-garlicrust-cve-2017-17066/",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/291489"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2017-12-05T09:29:00.337+00:00"
}