CVE-2017-2922 An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted websocket packet can cause a buffer to be allocated while le...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 2.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted websocket packet can cause a buffer to be allocated while leaving stale pointers which leads to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted websocket 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-2017-2922 vendor-advisory
- www.talosintelligence.com exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking