CVE-2018-0488
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.79% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| arm | mbed tls |
| debian | debian linux |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103057
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-19
- https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2018-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4267-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4138
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103057
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-19
- https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2018-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4267-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4138
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4147
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