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    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 remote code execution.

    Published:Jun 10, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jun 10, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.02678
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cesanta
    Product
    Mongoose

    Exploits

    https://github.com/insi2304/mongoose-6.13-fuzz/blob/master/Simplest_Web_Server_Use_After_Free-read-mg_http_get_proto_data5932.pnghttps://github.com/insi2304/mongoose-6.13-fuzz/blob/master/Simplest_Web_Server_Use_After_Free-read-mg_http_get_proto_data5932.png

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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