CVE-2018-16986 — Texas Instruments BLE-STACK v2

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-11-06T16:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T10:39:59.576Z

09References

• armis.com — https://armis.com/bleedingbit/
• e2e.ti.com — http://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018
• www.kb.cert.org — https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812
• tools.cisco.com — https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2…