CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-25756

** DISPUTED ** A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the mg_get_http_header function in Cesanta Mongoose 6.18 due to a lack of bounds checking. A crafted HTTP header can exploit this bug. NOTE: a committer has stated "this will not happen in practice."

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1135 Issue Tracking Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-09-18 05:15

Updated : 2020-09-29 02:28

NVD link : CVE-2020-25756

Mitre link : CVE-2020-25756

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-120