#VU15435 Memory corruption in WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems products - CVE-2018-16525
Published: October 19, 2018 / Updated: December 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15435
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16525
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeRTOS
OpenRTOS
SafeRTOS
FreeRTOS
OpenRTOS
SafeRTOS
Software vendor:
Amazon Web Services
WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems
Amazon Web Services
WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the TCP/IP stack of FreeRTOS. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS\LLMNR packets, trigger memory corruption in DNS\LLMNR and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the TCP/IP stack of FreeRTOS. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS\LLMNR packets, trigger memory corruption in DNS\LLMNR and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update the affected software to version 1.3.2.