CVE-2017-2895

HIGH

Cesanta Mongoose - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in information disclosure and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0402

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 59.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (2)
cesanta/mongoose 6.8
Cesanta/Mongoose 6.8
Published Nov 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026