What is CVE-2017-2893?

CVE-2017-2893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-2893?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Cesanta Mongoose

CVE-2017-2893

An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to server crash and denial of service. An…

EPSS: 0.053 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cesanta Mongoose — versions 6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2893?: CVE-2017-2893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-2893?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.