PT-2019-10053 · Cesanta · Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library

Published 2019-06-10 · Updated 2019-06-11 · CVE-2018-20352

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library versions 6.13 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg cgi ev handler function, which can lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially allow remote code execution.

Recommendations: For versions 6.13 and earlier, update to a version later than 6.13 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-20352

Affected Products

Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/insi2304/mongoose-6.13-fuzz · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20352 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20352 · Security Note