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CVE-2018-16526 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md	CVE	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md	[email protected]	Release NotesThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
amazon amazon web services freertos	<= 1.3.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_freertos:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
amazon freertos	<= 10.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:amazon:freertos:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Jan 4, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]