CVE-2017-2922
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Websocket protocol implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted websocket packet can cause a buffer to be allocated while leaving stale pointers which leads to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted websocket packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
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- https://cesanta.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0429cnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0429enisa_euvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0429ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisorynvd
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