CVE-2018-18765
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6
An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.13. It is a heap-based buffer over-read in mg_mqtt_next_subscribe_topic. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in information disclosure and denial of service.
An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1
EPSS 0.00359
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- Public exploit or PoC is available
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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