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1 vulnerability by Cesanta Software
CVE-2021-27425 (GCVE-0-2021-27425)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-03 20:21 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:25
VLAI?
Summary
Cesanta Software Mongoose-OS v2.17.0 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in function mm_malloc. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Cesanta Software | Mongoose-OS |
Affected:
2.17.0
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Credits
David Atch, Omri Ben Bassat, and Tamir Ariel from Microsoft Section 52, and the Azure Defender for IoT research group reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
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