CVE-2017-2891

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target can cause a reuse of previously freed pointer potentially resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send this HTTP request over the network to trigger this vulnerability.

• CWE-416

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0398Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0398Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 7, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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