CVE-2023-34188
Mongoose HTTP Denial of Service
Description
The HTTP server in Mongoose before 7.10 accepts requests containing negative Content-Length headers. By sending a single attack payload over TCP, an attacker can cause an infinite loop in which the server continuously reparses that payload, and does not respond to any other requests.
INFO
Published Date :
June 23, 2023, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-34188 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-34188 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-34188 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The HTTP server in Mongoose before 7.10 accepts requests containing negative Content-Length headers. The HTTP server in Mongoose before 7.10 accepts requests containing negative Content-Length headers. By sending a single attack payload over TCP, an attacker can cause an infinite loop in which the server continuously reparses that payload, and does not respond to any other requests. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://blog.narfindustries.com/blog/narf-discovers-critical-vulnerabilities-in-cesanta-mongoose-http-server [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/4663090a8fb036146dfe77718cff612b0101cb0f No Types Assigned https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/4663090a8fb036146dfe77718cff612b0101cb0f Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/compare/7.9...7.10 No Types Assigned https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/compare/7.9...7.10 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/2197 No Types Assigned https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/2197 Patch Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.10
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-34188 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.14 }} 0.02%
score
0.50548
percentile