HIGH
Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1 has an uninitialized pointer free in SOCKETS_SetSockOpt
Published Dec 6, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.05%
Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1 has an uninitialized pointer free in SOCKETS_SetSockOpt.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.05% 0.02048
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02048
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02048) | 80.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.06% (0.02056) | 78.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 75.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 74.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 73.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 69.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 25.39th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 24.77th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 59.15th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-details/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://blog.zimperium.com/freertos-tcpip-stack-vulnerabilities-put-wide-range-devices-risk-compromise-smart-homes-critical-infrastructure-systems/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/aws/amazon-freertos/blob/v1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 6, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 5, 2018
Link CVE-2018-16522
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a