PT-2017-15600 · Cesanta · Mongoose

Published 2017-11-07 · Updated 2022-06-07 · CVE-2017-2892

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 An arbitrary memory read issue exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality. A specially crafted MQTT packet can cause an out-of-bounds memory read and write, potentially resulting in information disclosure, denial of service, and remote code execution. This can be triggered by sending a specially crafted MQTT packet 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 issue.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2892

Affected Products

Mongoose

References · 5

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2892 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2892 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2892 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2892 · Security Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0399 · Note