CVE-2018-16524 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through version 1.3.1, FreeRTOS up to V10.0.1 (with FreeRTOS+TCP), and WITTENSTEIN WHIS Connect middleware TCP/IP component. The flaw occurs during the parsing of TCP options in the prvCheckOptions function, potentially exposing sensitive data. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules like Metasploit or Nuclei. While there has been some media coverage and community discussion, the overall exploitation status appears low.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.