Use After Free in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library
CVE-2017-7185
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.123 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cesanta Mongoose_embedded_web_server_library
- Cesanta Mongoose_os
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7185?
- CVE-2017-7185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7185?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7185 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.