8.1

CVE-2018-16526: amazon amazon_web_services_freertos

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
Published 06-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16526 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in amazon amazon_web_services_freertos. EPSS estimates a 4.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 06-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.44% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (blog.zimperium.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Amazon2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links