Stack-based buffer overflow in Mongoose - CVE-2017-2894
Published: November 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9104
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2894
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2894
Update to version 6.10.