CVE-2018-16526
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
06/12/2018
Last modified:
17/06/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:amazon:freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.1 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/
- https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md
- https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/
- https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md



