High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-16986

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.

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Affected products

ti/Ble Stack2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ti:ble-stack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ti:ble-stack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.2.1
- cpe:2.3:o:ti:ble-stack:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Texas Instruments/BLE-STACKllm-fuzzy
Range: =2.2.1

Patches

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References

e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/742827nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105812nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042018nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
armis.com/bleedingbit/nvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181101-apnvdThird Party Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317277nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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