CVE-2018-8479 Security feature bypass in C SDK
Attackers can spoof Azure IoT Device Provisioning requests via HTTP on Windows, bypassing security checks in the C SDK library.
- 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-2018-8479?
CVE-2018-8479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft C SDK, published on 13 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A spoofing vulnerability exists for the Azure IoT Device Provisioning for the C SDK library using the HTTP protocol on Windows platform, aka "Azure IoT SDK Spoofing Vulnerability." This affects C SDK.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8479?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft C Software Development Kit, Microsoft Java Software Development Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft C SDK
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7cx-rfw4-4w69.