Remote code execution in Amazon Web Services products - CVE-2018-16522
Published: October 19, 2018 / Updated: December 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15434
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16522
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw within the SOCKETS_SetSockOpt function of the AWS secure sockets module in TCP/IP stack of FreeRTOS. A remote attacker can supply a list of ALPN protocols and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a flaw within the SOCKETS_SetSockOpt function of the AWS secure sockets module in TCP/IP stack of FreeRTOS. A remote attacker can supply a list of ALPN protocols and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
SafeRTOS
OpenRTOS
FreeRTOS
OpenRTOS
FreeRTOS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-16522
Update the affected software to version 1.3.2.
SafeRTOS - update to 1.3.2
OpenRTOS - update to 1.3.2
FreeRTOS - update to 1.3.2
OpenRTOS - update to 1.3.2
FreeRTOS - update to 1.3.2