Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16526
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2018-16526
- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:amazon:freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16526
3.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16526
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
8.1
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2018-16526
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https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md
amazon-freertos/CHANGELOG.md at v1.3.2 · aws/amazon-freertos · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/
FreeRTOS TCP/IP Stack Vulnerabilities Put A Wide Range of Devices at Risk of Compromise: From Smart Homes to Critical Infrastructure Systems | Zimperium Mobile Security BlogThird Party Advisory
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https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/
FreeRTOS TCP/IP Stack Vulnerabilities - The Details | Zimperium Mobile Security BlogExploit;Third Party Advisory
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