CVE-2018-16522

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Published Dec 6, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1 has an uninitialized pointer free in SOCKETS_SetSockOpt.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8331	Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1 has an uninitialized pointer free in SOCKETS_SetSockOpt.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.048% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/
https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/
https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md

History

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Subscriptions

Amazon Amazon Web Services Freertos

Weaknesses

CWE-824

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 6, 2018, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:24 AM
Reserved: Sep 5, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2018, 11:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM

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