CVE-2017-2892

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    CVE-2017-2892

    Published: 7 Nov 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read and write potentially resulting in information disclosure, denial of service and remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0399

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- acfc66cd60f5bfa7dc4d37194d72855c201e5710
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    6.8

    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