CVE-2018-18558
MEDIUMEspressif Esp-idf < 3.0.6 - Improper Input Validation
Title source: ruleDescription
An issue was discovered in Espressif ESP-IDF 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.6 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1. Insufficient validation of input data in the 2nd stage bootloader allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass secure boot checks and execute arbitrary code, by crafting an application binary that overwrites a bootloader code segment in process_segment in components/bootloader_support/src/esp_image_format.c. The attack is effective when the flash encryption feature is not enabled, or if the attacker finds a different vulnerability that allows them to write this binary to flash memory.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/releases
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://www.espressif.com/en/news/Espressif_Product_Security_Advisory_Concerning_Secure_Boot_%28CVE-2018-18558%29
Scores
CVSS v3
6.4
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.4%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
espressif/esp-idf
2.0 - 3.0.6
Published
May 13, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026