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Critical
CVE-2020-25756
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the mg_get_http_header function in...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
cesanta
View all reports →Affected Software
mongoose
Vulnerable Versions:
6.18
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 18th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.