PT-2017-15602
CVE-2017-2894
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Published
2017-11-07
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Updated
2022-06-07
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Cesanta Mongoose version 6.8
Description
A stack buffer overflow issue exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality. This can be triggered by a specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet, potentially leading to remote code execution. An attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted MQTT packet over the network.
Recommendations
For Cesanta Mongoose version 6.8, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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