Vulnerability in Amazon Web Services Freertos
CVE-2018-16522
Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1 has an uninitialized pointer free in SOCKETS_SetSockOpt.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16522?
- CVE-2018-16522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Web Services Freertos, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16522?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.