Out-of-bounds read in Mongoose - CVE-2019-13503
Published: July 11, 2019 / Updated: December 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35729
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13503
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cesanta Software Ltd.
Affected software:
Mongoose
Mongoose
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13503
Install update from vendor's website.