CVE-2018-16986

Description

Texas Instruments BLE-STACK v2.2.1 for SimpleLink CC2640 and CC2650 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet that triggers a buffer overflow.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.98% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory ti.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://armis.com/bleedingbit/ mitigation third party advisory
http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827 mitigation vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 third party advisory vdb entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16986?
CVE-2018-16986 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16986?
To fix CVE-2018-16986, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16986 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16986 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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