CVE-2017-7185 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3325.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose_embedded_web_server_library::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:cesanta:mongoose_os::::::::

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Cesanta Subscribe	Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library Subscribe Mongoose Os Subscribe

Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-10T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.110Z

Reserved: 2017-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7185

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-10T15:59:00.503

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-7185

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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