CVE-2017-2894
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 31% (pctl 98)
Patch early
EPSS 31% — above the 10% action threshold.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 31.05% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-11-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cesanta | mongoose |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD