CVE-2020-25887

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

Desbordamiento del búfer en mg_resolve_from_hosts_file en Mongoose 6.18, cuando se lee de un archivo hosts manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 8.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-09-24 CVE Reserved
2023-08-22 CVE Published
2024-08-28 EPSS Updated
2024-10-03 CVE Updated
2024-10-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/issues/1140	2024-10-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cesanta Search vendor "Cesanta"		Mongoose Search vendor "Cesanta" for product "Mongoose"				6.18 Search vendor "Cesanta" for product "Mongoose" and version "6.18"		-		Affected