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CVE-2017-7185

N/A
Published: April 10, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMongoose Embedded Web Server LibraryMongoose OS

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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