CVE catalog

CVE-2018-5704

openocd: CVE-2018-5704

Severity: Medium
Published: Jan 16, 2018, 9:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.58% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

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	openocd	sid	`0.12.0-4`	fixed
Debian	openocd	forky	`0.12.0-4`	fixed
Debian	openocd	trixie	`0.12.0-3`	fixed
Debian	openocd	bookworm	`0.12.0-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	openocd	16.04	`0.9.0-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	openocd	16.04	`0.9.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	openocd	source	sid	`0.10.0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[887488]
Debian	openocd	source	forky	`0.10.0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[887488]
Debian	openocd	source	trixie	`0.10.0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[887488]
Debian	openocd	source	bookworm	`0.10.0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[887488]
Ubuntu	openocd	deb	16.04	`0.9.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5704	Not reported

[Debian bug #887488]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[openocd]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.12.0-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.0-4
  dsa · openocd · debian · bookworm; dsa · openocd · debian · 12
- 0.12.0-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.0-4
  dsa · openocd · debian · bookworm; dsa · openocd · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[openocd]Fixed
Source package: [openocd]
Details (2)
- 0.12.0-3+b2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.0-4
  dsa · openocd · debian · 13
- 0.12.0-3+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.10.0-4
  dsa · openocd · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:37:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]