SB2024112175 - Use-after-free in Mongoose
Published: November 21, 2024 Updated: June 23, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024112175
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20355)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An invalid write of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_free_proto_data_cgi function call in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.13 and earlier allows a denial of service (application crash) or remote code execution.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.