CVE-2017-2894
Critical · 9.8CVSS
9.8
EPSS
31.0%
Published
Nov 7, 2017
CISA due date
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The record
An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | smplayer | 0 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
| Debian:12 | smplayer | 0 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
| Debian:13 | smplayer | 0 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
| Debian:14 | smplayer | 0 | 18.5.0~ds1-1 |
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