Description
A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fn of the file tutorials/mqtt/mqtt-server/main.c of the component MQTT Broker. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.22 addresses this issue. This patch is called a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
References7
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 4.0
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 40 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-121
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