Cesanta Mongoose
By the Year
In 2023 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in Cesanta Mongoose . Last year Mongoose had 1 security vulnerability published. Right now, Mongoose is on track to have less security vulnerabilities in 2023 than it did last year.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7.50 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9.10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9.47 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8.05 |
It may take a day or so for new Mongoose vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilties. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.
Recent Cesanta Mongoose Security Vulnerabilities
This affects the package cesanta/mongoose before 7.6
CVE-2022-25299
7.5 - High
- February 18, 2022
This affects the package cesanta/mongoose before 7.6. The unsafe handling of file names during upload using mg_http_upload() method may enable attackers to write files to arbitrary locations outside the designated target folder.
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
The mg_tls_init function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTPS server 7.0 (compiled with OpenSSL support) is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack
CVE-2021-26530
9.1 - Critical
- February 08, 2021
The mg_tls_init function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTPS server 7.0 (compiled with OpenSSL support) is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack via connection request after exhausting memory pool.
Memory Corruption
The mg_tls_init function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTPS server 7.0 and 6.7-6.18 (compiled with mbedTLS support) is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack
CVE-2021-26529
9.1 - Critical
- February 08, 2021
The mg_tls_init function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTPS server 7.0 and 6.7-6.18 (compiled with mbedTLS support) is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack via connection request after exhausting memory pool.
Memory Corruption
The mg_http_serve_file function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTP server 7.0 is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack
CVE-2021-26528
9.1 - Critical
- February 08, 2021
The mg_http_serve_file function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTP server 7.0 is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack via connection request after exhausting memory pool.
Memory Corruption
An integer overflow in parse_mqtt in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose 6.16
CVE-2019-19307
9.8 - Critical
- November 26, 2019
An integer overflow in parse_mqtt in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose 6.16 allows an attacker to achieve remote DoS (infinite loop), or possibly cause an out-of-bounds write, by sending a crafted MQTT protocol packet.
Memory Corruption
mq_parse_http in mongoose.c in Mongoose 6.15 has a heap-based buffer over-read.
CVE-2019-13503
7.5 - High
- July 11, 2019
mq_parse_http in mongoose.c in Mongoose 6.15 has a heap-based buffer over-read.
Out-of-bounds Read
An issue was discovered in Mongoose before 6.15
CVE-2019-12951
9.8 - Critical
- June 24, 2019
An issue was discovered in Mongoose before 6.15. The parse_mqtt() function in mg_mqtt.c has a critical heap-based buffer overflow.
Memory Corruption
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
CVE-2018-20353
9.8 - Critical
- June 10, 2019
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.
Dangling pointer
An invalid read of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability during a "return" in the mg_http_get_proto_data function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.13 and earlier
CVE-2018-20354
9.8 - Critical
- June 10, 2019
An invalid read of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability during a "return" 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.
Dangling pointer
An invalid write of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_free_proto_data_cgi function call in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.13 and earlier
CVE-2018-20355
9.8 - Critical
- June 10, 2019
An invalid write of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_free_proto_data_cgi function call 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.
Dangling pointer
An invalid read of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_free_proto_data_cgi function call in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.13 and earlier
CVE-2018-20356
9.8 - Critical
- June 10, 2019
An invalid read of 8 bytes due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_free_proto_data_cgi function call 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.
Dangling pointer
In Cesanta Mongoose 6.13
CVE-2018-19587
6.5 - Medium
- November 27, 2018
In Cesanta Mongoose 6.13, a SIGSEGV exists in the mongoose.c mg_mqtt_add_session() function.
Buffer Overflow
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.13
CVE-2018-18764
9.1 - Critical
- October 29, 2018
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.13. It is a heap-based buffer over-read in a parse_mqtt getu16 call. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in information disclosure and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Out-of-bounds Read
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.13
CVE-2018-18765
9.1 - Critical
- October 29, 2018
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.13. It is a heap-based buffer over-read in mg_mqtt_next_subscribe_topic. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in information disclosure and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Out-of-bounds Read
The mg_handle_cgi function in mongoose.c in Mongoose 6.11
CVE-2018-10945
7.5 - High
- June 19, 2018
The mg_handle_cgi function in mongoose.c in Mongoose 6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash, or NULL pointer dereference) via an HTTP request, related to the mbuf_insert function.
Out-of-bounds Read
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2922
9.8 - Critical
- November 07, 2017
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.
Dangling pointer
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2921
9.8 - Critical
- November 07, 2017
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted websocket packet can cause an integer overflow, leading to a heap buffer overflow and resulting in denial of service and potential remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted websocket packet over network to trigger this vulnerability.
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
An infinite loop programming error exists in the DNS server functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 library
CVE-2017-2909
7.5 - High
- November 07, 2017
An infinite loop programming error exists in the DNS server functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 library. A specially crafted DNS request can cause an infinite loop resulting in high CPU usage and Denial Of Service. An attacker can send a packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Infinite Loop
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2895
8.2 - High
- November 07, 2017
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in information disclosure and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Out-of-bounds Read
An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2894
9.8 - Critical
- November 07, 2017
An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Memory Corruption
An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2893
7.5 - High
- November 07, 2017
An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
NULL Pointer Dereference
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2892
9.8 - Critical
- November 07, 2017
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.
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8
CVE-2017-2891
9.8 - Critical
- November 07, 2017
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target can cause a reuse of previously freed pointer potentially resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send this HTTP request over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Dangling pointer
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