CVE-2017-7185

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

12.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2017-04-10

Updated

2024-08-05

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370
• cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b
• cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc
• https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongo…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry