Buffer over-read in mbed TLS - CVE-2018-9988
Published: May 7, 2018 / Updated: May 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12596
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9988
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ARM
Affected software:
mbed TLS
mbed TLS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in ssl_parse_server_key_exchange() due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-9988
Update to versions 2.1.11, 2.7.2 or 2.8.0.