CVE-2018-0487 Memory corruption in ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted certificate chains in mbed TLS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-0487?
CVE-2018-0487 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Arm Mbed Tls, published on 13 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted certificate chain that is mishandled during RSASSA-PSS signature verification within a TLS or DTLS session.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0487?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arm Mbed Tls, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0487?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-0487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arm Mbed Tls
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-0487, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0487, GHSA-83xw-9x6g-hh74, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0487.