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CVE-2017-2893

An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 24.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
24.94% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
cesanta/mongoose
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.