Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS IP Header prvProcessIPPacket integer underflow
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS, FreeRTOS and WITTENSTEIN WHIS Connect Middleware (Middleware). This issue affects the function prvProcessIPPacket
of the component IP Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-191. The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in 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. A crafted IP header triggers a full memory space copy in prvProcessIPPacket, leading to denial of service and possibly remote code execution.
The bug was discovered 10/18/2018. The weakness was shared 12/06/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16601 since 09/06/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 127642, 127643, 127645 and 127639 are related to this item.
Affected
- Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS up to 1.3.1
- FreeRTOS up to 10.0.1
- WITTENSTEIN WHIS Connect Middleware
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Integer underflowCWE: CWE-191 / CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/06/2018 🔍10/18/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16601 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 12/07/2018 07:59Updated: 04/18/2020 17:13
Changes: 12/07/2018 07:59 (61), 04/18/2020 17:13 (2)
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