CVE-2018-20353
An invalid read of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability during a "NULL test" in the mg_http_get_proto_data function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.13 and earlier allows a denial of service (application crash) or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An invalid read of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability during a "NULL test" in the mg_http_get_proto_data function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.13 and earlier allows a denial of service (application crash) or remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.57% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- cesanta/mongoose
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/insi2304/mongoose-6.13-fuzz/blob/master/Simplest_Web_Server_Use_After_Free-read-mg_http_get_proto_data5932.pngExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/insi2304/mongoose-6.13-fuzz/blob/master/Simplest_Web_Server_Use_After_Free-read-mg_http_get_proto_data5932.pngExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.