An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target can cause a reuse of previously freed pointer potentially resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send this HTTP request over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-12032 An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target can cause a reuse of previously freed pointer potentially resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send this HTTP request over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

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Updated: 2024-09-16T22:52:04.709Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2891

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-07T16:29:00.717

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-2891

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