CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS up to 1.3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1 has an uninitialized pointer free in SOCKETS_SetSockOpt.
The bug was discovered 10/18/2018. The weakness was shared 12/06/2018 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-16522 since 09/05/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 1.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 127642, 127643, 127645 and 127640 are related to this item.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 8.1
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Web Services FreeRTOS 1.3.2
Timeline
09/05/2018 🔍10/18/2018 🔍
12/06/2018 🔍
12/06/2018 🔍
12/07/2018 🔍
04/18/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-16522 (🔍)
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 12/07/2018 07:54Updated: 04/18/2020 16:56
Changes: 12/07/2018 07:54 (58), 04/18/2020 16:56 (2)
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