CVE-2023-2905
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CVE-2023-2905 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Due to a failure in validating the length of a provided MQTT_CMD_PUBLISH parsed message with a variable length header, Cesanta Mongoose, an embeddable web server, version 7.10 is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the default configuration. Version 7.9 and prior does not appear to be vulnerable. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Due to a failure in validating the length of a provided MQTT_CMD_PUBLISH parsed message with a variable length header, Cesanta Mongoose, an embeddable web server, version 7.10 is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the default configuration. Version 7.9 and prior does not appear to be vulnerable. This issue is resolved in version 7.11.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cesanta | Mongoose | 7.10 |
References
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2905.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2905.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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