A spoofing vulnerability exists for the Azure IoT Device Provisioning for the C SDK library using the HTTP protocol on Windows platform, aka "Azure IoT SDK Spoofing Vulnerability." This affects C SDK.
CVE-2018-8479
MEDIUMNVD 5.65.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 5.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 5.6; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.6
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 5.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.6
- EG Score
- 5.6(medium)
- EPSS
- 79.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 13, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (4)
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105323
- secure@microsofthttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8479
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105323
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8479
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2018-8479?
CVE-2018-8479 is a medium vulnerability published on September 13, 2018. A spoofing vulnerability exists for the Azure IoT Device Provisioning for the C SDK library using the HTTP protocol on Windows platform, aka "Azure IoT SDK Spoofing Vulnerability." This affects C SDK.
When was CVE-2018-8479 disclosed?
CVE-2018-8479 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 13, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-8479 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-8479 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 79.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-8479?
CVE-2018-8479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-8479?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-8479, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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