CVE-2017-2894
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.1%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2894
To remediate CVE-2017-2894, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/smplayer—upgrade to 18.5.0~ds1-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-2894 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
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 |