CVE-2018-16527 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting 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. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), allows an unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information by sending specially crafted ICMP packets, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploit modules available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite limited community discussion, the vulnerability has received some media coverage.
| 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
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