CVE-2020-25756

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-25756
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-18 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:20:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the mg_get_http_header function in Cesanta Mongoose 6.18 due to a lack of bounds checking. A crafted HTTP header can exploit this bug. NOTE: a committer has stated "this will not happen in practice."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cesanta Mongoose 6.18 All All All
Application Cesanta Mongoose 6.18 All All All

References

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A buffer overflow error in mg_get_http_header · Issue #1135 · cesanta/mongoose · GitHub MISC github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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