APP: Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 CVE-2017-2894 MQTT Remote Code Execution.
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against 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.
Extended Description
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 Products
Cesanta mongoose
References
CVE: CVE-2017-2894
Short Name
APP:MISC:MQTT-CSNTA-RCE
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
6.8 CVE-2017-2894 Cesanta Code Execution. MQTT Mongoose Remote
Release Date
03/12/2019
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
srx-branch-12.3
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3337
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Cesanta
CVSS Score
7.5