Use After Free in Cesanta Mongoose
CVE-2017-2891
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target can cause a reuse of previously freed pointer potentially resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send this HTTP request over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cesanta Mongoose — versions 6.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0398 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2891?
- CVE-2017-2891 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2891?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.