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CVE-2018-16526

Published: Dec 6, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
8.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.5%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1, FreeRTOS up to V10.0.1 (with FreeRTOS+TCP), and WITTENSTEIN WHIS Connect middleware TCP/IP component allow remote attackers to leak information or execute arbitrary code because of a Buffer Overflow during generation of a protocol checksum in usGenerateProtocolChecksum and prvProcessIPPacket.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

amazon web services freertosamazon
EmbeddedOS
Cloud & SaaS
freertosamazon
EmbeddedOS
ICS / OT / IoT
n/an/a
amazoncommercialUSCloud & SaaS

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/
blog.zimperium.com
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/
blog.zimperium.com
https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md
github.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 6, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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