Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-2892
CVE-2017-2892
Description
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read and write potentially resulting in information disclosure, denial of service and remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0399nvdTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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