CVE catalog

CVE-2018-0488

mbedtls: CVE-2018-0488

Severity: Critical · CVSS 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Feb 13, 2018, 3:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.79% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mbedtls	sid	`3.6.7-3`	fixed
Debian	mbedtls	forky	`3.6.7-3`	fixed
Debian	mbedtls	trixie	`3.6.6-0.1~deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mbedtls	bookworm	`2.28.3-1`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.10	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.11	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.12	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.13	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.14	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.15	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.16	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.17	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.18	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.19	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.20	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.21	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.22	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.23	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Alpine	mbedtls	3.24	`2.7.0-r0`	fixed
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.1.2-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.2.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.2.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.2.1-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.2.1-2ubuntu0.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mbedtls	16.04	`2.2.1-2ubuntu0.3`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mbedtls	source	sid	`2.7.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[890287]
Debian	mbedtls	source	forky	`2.7.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[890287]
Debian	mbedtls	source	trixie	`2.7.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[890287]
Debian	mbedtls	source	bookworm	`2.7.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[890287]
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.10	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.11	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.12	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.13	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.14	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.15	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.16	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.17	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.18	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.19	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.20	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.21	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.22	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.23	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Alpine	mbedtls	apk	3.24	`2.7.0-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported
Ubuntu	mbedtls	deb	16.04	`2.2.1-2ubuntu0.3`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0488	Not reported

[Debian bug #890287]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmbedcrypto7]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedtls14]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedtls-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedtls-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
[libmbedx509-1]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 2.28.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12
- 2.28.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · bookworm; dsa · mbedtls · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libmbedcrypto16]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedtls21]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedtls-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedtls-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
[libmbedx509-7]Fixed
Source package: [mbedtls]
Details (2)
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13
- 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.0-2
  dsa · mbedtls · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:32:10 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]