HIGH
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string
Published Apr 10, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 12.25%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6.7
- ≤ 1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.25% 0.12251
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12251
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12251) | 96.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12251) | 95.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10599) | 95.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12251) | 95.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10599) | 95.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12251) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10599) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12251) | 95.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10599) | 95.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12251) | 95.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 33.25% (0.33250) | 96.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 35.83% (0.35826) | 96.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.25% (0.33250) | 96.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 35.82% (0.35820) | 95.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.25% (0.33250) | 96.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.47% (0.02468) | 90.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 2.52% (0.02517) | 90.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02496) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 87.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.93% (0.01933) | 86.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.94% (0.09940) | 87.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.94% (0.09940) | 87.11th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.94% (0.09940) | 94.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.94% (0.09940) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 10, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 19, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7185
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a