CVE-2017-2922
Critical
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted websocket packet can cause a buffer to be allocated while leaving stale pointers which leads to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted websocket packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCesanta Mongoose
PublishedNov 7, 2017
First seenNov 7, 2017
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cesanta mongoose | 6.8 | — |
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