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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-0488

ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session.

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CVEs
CVE-2018-0488
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1 Nov 2026, 04:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-0488

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Feb 2018, 15:29 UTC

ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session.

osv:CVE-2018-0488
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0488",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2018-0488",
    "summary": "ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.22, before 2.1.10, and before 2.7.0, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-0488",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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            "mbedtls-2.4.0",
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            "mbedtls-2.1.5",
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            "yotta-2.3.1",
            "mbedtls-2.3.0",
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            "mbedtls-2.1.3",
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            "mbedtls-2.1.0",
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            "mbedtls-2.1.1",
            "mbedtls-1.3.12",
            "mbedtls-1.3.11",
            "list",
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            "polarssl-1.3.8",
            "polarssl-1.3.7",
            "polarssl-1.3.6",
            "polarssl-1.3.5",
            "polarssl-1.3.4",
            "polarssl-1.3.3",
            "polarssl-1.3.2",
            "polarssl-1.3.1",
            "polarssl-1.3.0"
          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.695402700Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4267-1/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-19",
        "https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2018-01",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4138",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4147"
      ],
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430088,
  "published_at": "2018-02-13T15:29:00.263+00:00"
}