Description
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.
Exploits (1)
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.3325
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
cesanta/mongoose_embedded_web_server_library
< 6.7
cesanta/mongoose_os
< 1.2
Published
Apr 10, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026