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CVE-2018-16524

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 1.83% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-12-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2018-16524
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
1.83%

Original NVD Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1, FreeRTOS up to V10.0.1 (with FreeRTOS+TCP), and WITTENSTEIN WHIS Connect middleware TCP/IP component allow information disclosure during parsing of TCP options in prvCheckOptions.

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