CVE-2017-7185 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted multipart POST request in the Mongoose embedded web server library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7185?
CVE-2017-7185 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7185?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library, Cesanta Mongoose Os.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-7185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r945-w37w-79vf.