{
    "id": "CVE-2017-7185",
    "published": "2017-04-10 15:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:23:49",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-416",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.12251",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96062",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "cesanta",
            "product": "mongoose_embedded_web_server_library"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "cesanta",
            "product": "mongoose_os"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41826",
            "title": "Cesanta Mongoose OS - Use-After-Free",
            "date": "2017-04-06",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370",
        "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b",
        "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc",
        "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370",
        "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b",
        "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc",
        "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/"
    ]
}