Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-2892
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read and write potentially resulting in information disclosure, denial of service and remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.025
EPSS Ranking 84.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
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