CVE-2018-8531

high-risk
Published 2018-10-10

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Azure IoT Hub Device Client SDK using MQTT protocol accesses objects in memory, aka "Azure IoT Device Client SDK Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Hub Device Client SDK, Azure IoT Edge.

Do I need to act?

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27.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 72% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105472
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8531
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105472
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8531
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low