CVE-2018-10945 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Mongoose web server library via a crafted HTTP request, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10945?
CVE-2018-10945 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, published on 19 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mg_handle_cgi function in mongoose.c in Mongoose 6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash, or NULL pointer dereference) via an HTTP request, related to the mbuf_insert function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10945?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cesanta Mongoose.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10945?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-10945 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10945 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cesanta Mongoose
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10945, GHSA-v42j-9rhf-8967.