Learn about CVE-2017-2893 affecting Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. Discover the impact, technical details, affected systems, exploitation method, and mitigation steps to secure your systems.
Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 contains a vulnerability in its MQTT packet parsing feature, leading to a server crash and denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference when handling an MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet.
Understanding CVE-2017-2893
This CVE involves a vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 that can be exploited to cause a denial of service attack.
What is CVE-2017-2893?
The Impact of CVE-2017-2893
Technical Details of CVE-2017-2893
Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 vulnerability details.
Vulnerability Description
Affected Systems and Versions
Exploitation Mechanism
Mitigation and Prevention
Protecting systems from CVE-2017-2893.
Immediate Steps to Take
Long-Term Security Practices
Patching and Updates