CVE-2018-0488 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 heap corruption in mbed TLS when truncated HMAC and CBC are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-0488?
CVE-2018-0488 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, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0488?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arm Mbed Tls, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0488?
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-2018-0488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arm Mbed Tls
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0488, GHSA-v4fr-5r8j-m454, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0488.