CVE-2021-27425 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-27425

Cesanta Software Mongoose-OS Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability Description

Cesanta Software Mongoose-OS v2.17.0 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in function mm_malloc. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

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:

  • David Atch, Omri Ben Bassat, and Tamir Ariel from Microsoft Section 52, and the Azure Defender for IoT research group reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

References

Affected Vendor

Cesanta Software

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Affected Software

Mongoose-OS
Vulnerable Versions:
2.17.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2022
Last Modified: April 16th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service
Impact