CVE-2018-16986

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Texas Instruments BLE-STACK v2.2.1 for SimpleLink CC2640 and CC2650 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet that triggers a buffer overflow.

Affected products

Ti Ble-Stack: through 2.2.1; through 2.3.3; 3.0.0

References

http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018
https://armis.com/bleedingbit/
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277
http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018
https://armis.com/bleedingbit/
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-ap
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277

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