CVE-2017-2894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.

Published: 2017-11-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 5.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cesanta

Mongoose

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.8`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05089.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0401

History

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Subscriptions

Cesanta Mongoose

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-11-07T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:16:55.574Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-2894

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-07T16:29:00.810

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-2894

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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