CVE-2018-9988 is a buffer over-read vulnerability affecting ARM mbed TLS versions prior to 2.1.11, 2.7.2, and 2.8.0, as well as associated Debian Linux distributions. This flaw, rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), could lead to a denial-of-service condition (crash) due to invalid input during the ssl_parse_server_key_exchange() function. The attack requires no user interaction and has low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trustedfirmware:mbed_tls:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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