CVE-2017-2892
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.5%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2892
To remediate CVE-2017-2892, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 18.5.0~ds1-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-2892 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 18.5.0~ds1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |