CVE-2018-8119

Description

A spoofing vulnerability exists when the Azure IoT Device Provisioning AMQP Transport library improperly validates certificates over the AMQP protocol, aka "Azure IoT SDK Spoofing Vulnerability." This affects C# SDK, C SDK, Java SDK.

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: Microsoft C# SDK
Affected: Microsoft C SDK
Affected: Microsoft Java SDK
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8119 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104070 vdb entry third party advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57754&vs_f=Alert%20RSS&vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence&vs_type=RSS&vs_p=Microsoft%20Azure%20IoT%20SDK%20AMQP%20Transport%20Library%20Spoofing%20Vulnerability&vs_k=1 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8119?
CVE-2018-8119 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8119?
To fix CVE-2018-8119, 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-2018-8119 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-8119 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-8119?
CVE-2018-8119 affects Microsoft C# SDK, Microsoft C SDK, Microsoft Java SDK.
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