vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-5704): openocd vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 16, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 16, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) 0.10.0 does not block attempts to use HTTP POST for sending data to 127.0.0.1 port 4444, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-protocol scripting attacks, and consequently execute arbitrary commands, via a crafted web site.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-openocd
References
- CVE-2018-5704
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-5704
- CWE-134
- DEBIAN-DSA-4093
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-17473
- http://openocd.zylin.com/4330
- http://openocd.zylin.com/4331
- http://openocd.zylin.com/4335
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-17473
- https://sourceforge.net/p/openocd/mailman/message/36188041/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5704
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