CVE-2017-2894 An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a stack buffer overflow....
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 31.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/smplayer(Debian:12) | < 18.5.0~ds1-1 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
| debian/smplayer(Debian:13) | < 18.5.0~ds1-1 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
| debian/smplayer(Debian:14) | < 18.5.0~ds1-1 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
| cesanta mongoose | = 6.8 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-2894 vendor-advisory
- www.talosintelligence.com exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking