Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-25756
CVE-2020-25756
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the mg_get_http_header function in Cesanta Mongoose 6.18 due to a lack of bounds checking. A crafted HTTP header can exploit this bug. NOTE: a committer has stated "this will not happen in practice.
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Affected products
2- Cesanta/Mongoosedescription
Patches
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References
1- github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1135mitrex_refsource_MISC
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