PT-2017-15599 · Cesanta · Mongoose

Published 2017-11-07 · Updated 2022-06-07 · CVE-2017-2891

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cesanta Mongoose version 6.8

Description A use-after-free issue exists in the HTTP server implementation, potentially allowing remote code execution. This can be triggered by an ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target, causing a reuse of a previously freed pointer. An attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted HTTP request over the network.

Recommendations For Cesanta Mongoose version 6.8, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2891

Affected Products

Mongoose

References · 5

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0398 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2891 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2891 · Vendor Advisory