CVE-2018-25193 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25193

Mongoose Web Server 6.9 Denial of Service via Socket Connection

Vulnerability Description

Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ihsan Sencan

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Mongoose Web Server
Vulnerable Versions:
6.9

Timeline

Official Publish: March 6th, 2026
Last Modified: July 15th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1188

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.