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CVE-2017-7185
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server…
High7.5EPSS 12.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.3% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 97370 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20170404 CVE-2017-7185 - Mongoose OS - Use-after-free / Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 41826 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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