Vulnerability identifier: #VU37019
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Mongoose
Web applications /
JS libraries
Vendor: Valenok
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The mg_handle_cgi function in mongoose.c in Mongoose 6.11. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash, or NULL pointer dereference) via an HTTP request, related to the mbuf_insert function.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Mongoose: 6.11
External links
http://blog.hac425.top/2018/05/16/CVE-2018-10945-mongoose.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.