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    CVE-2017-7185

    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.

    Published:Apr 10, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 10, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.3325
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cesanta
    Product
    Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library
    Vendor
    Cesanta
    Product
    Mongoose Os

    Exploits

    https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txthttps://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txthttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    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/
    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/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High