8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-16986
Texas Instruments BLE-STACK Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 6, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-16986 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16986 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ti ble-stack
2 Ti cc2640
3 Ti cc2650
4 Ti cc2640r2f
5 Ti cc1350
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-16986.

URL Resource
http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://armis.com/bleedingbit/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://armis.com/bleedingbit/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 5, 2022, 9:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 68 different CVEs too.

✨ Purpose only! The dangers of Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE)implementations: Unveiling zero day vulnerabilities and security flaws in modern Bluetooth LE stacks.

ble ble-security bluetoothle bluetooth-low-energy vulnerability reverse reverse-proxy bluetooth-stack bluetooth-le bluefuzz bluetooth-fuzz fuzzing hacking stack wireless

Python Dockerfile Shell C++ Makefile C Batchfile JavaScript CSS HTML

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
300 stars 41 fork 41 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2020, 11:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

List of Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE security resources

bluetooth bluetooth-low-energy bluetooth-security pentesting penetration-testing security awesome awesome-list ble bluetooth-hacking

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
520 stars 47 fork 47 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2020, 6:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-16986 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16986 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018
    Added Reference https://armis.com/bleedingbit/
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap
    Added Reference https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827 No Types Assigned http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://armis.com/bleedingbit/ No Types Assigned https://armis.com/bleedingbit/ Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ti:ble-stack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:ti:cc2640:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ti:cc2650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ti:ble-stack:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:ti:cc2640r2f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ti:ble-stack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:ti:cc1350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16986 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16986 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.63 }} 1.12%

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0.95033

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