FKIE_CVE-2017-7185
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-04-10 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:23
Severity
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cesanta | mongoose_embedded_web_server_library | * | |
| cesanta | mongoose_os | * |
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