CVE-2018-16599 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published 6 Dec 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds memory access in FreeRTOS TCP/IP stack allows attackers to disclose sensitive information via crafted NBNS packets.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-16599?

CVE-2018-16599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in 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. Out of bounds memory access during parsing of NBNS packets in prvTreatNBNS can be used for information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16599?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Amazon Amazon Web Services Freertos, Amazon Freertos.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-16599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4jhr-rmrq-rx59.