Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-2891
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the HTTP server implementation of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An ordinary HTTP POST request with a CGI target can cause a reuse of previously freed pointer potentially resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send this HTTP request over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.028
EPSS Ranking 84.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
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