CVE-2018-18765
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-18765 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-10-29 12:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-12-07 18:00:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-125
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| PoCbyMyself/Cesanta Mongoose MQTT mg_mqtt_next_subscribe_topic heap buffer overflow.md at master · TiffanyBlue/PoCbyMyself · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| John Simpson na Twitterze: "So I'm about 90% certain that CVE-2018-18765 is bs and should never have been assigned a CVE. Let's look at the writeup which includes the "vulnerable" code: https://t.co/KR0Y9gxDTc" | MISC | twitter.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.