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CVE-2020-25887

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Published: Aug 22, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in mg_resolve_from_hosts_file in Mongoose 6.18, when reading from a crafted hosts file.

Affected (1)

Products: Cesanta: Mongoose
Cesanta
1 product
Mongoose
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mongoose
Version 6.18

Related CWEs

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue Tracking

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