CVE-2020-25756
moderate-risk
Published 2020-09-18
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the mg_get_http_header function in Cesanta Mongoose 6.18 due to a lack of bounds checking. A crafted HTTP header can exploit this bug. NOTE: a committer has stated "this will not happen in practice.
Do I need to act?
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0.91% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1135
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1135
40
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal