CVE-2018-5704
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.58% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · openocd/open on-chip debugger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/openocd/mailman/message/36188041/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4093Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00027.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/openocd/mailman/message/36188041/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4093Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.