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High severity8.8OSV Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-25887

CVE-2020-25887

Description

Buffer overflow in mg_resolve_from_hosts_file in Mongoose 6.18, when reading from a crafted hosts file.

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Affected products

2

Cesanta/Mongoose Embedded Web Server LibraryOSV
Range: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, …
Mongoose/Mongoosellm-create
Range: <6.18

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1140nvdExploitIssue Tracking

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