CVE-2024-28183 OTA Anti-Rollback Bypass via TOCTOU In ESP-IDF

Discover the intricacies of CVE-2024-28183, a critical vulnerability in ESP-IDF’s OTA update process that allows attackers to bypass anti-rollback protections through a TOCTOU exploit, posing significant security risks to devices using ESP32. 1. Overview Anti-rollback is a security mechanism implemented in the ESP32 as part of the over-the-air (OTA) update process. This feature prevents attackers …