Description
An integer overflow in parse_mqtt in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose 6.16 allows an attacker to achieve remote DoS (infinite loop), or possibly cause an out-of-bounds write, by sending a crafted MQTT protocol packet.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1055
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0296
EPSS Percentile
86.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
CWE-125
CWE-787
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (1)
cesanta/mongoose
6.16
Published
Nov 26, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026