CVE-2023-34188
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 23, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 28, 2025
- Reserved
- May 30, 2023
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/4663090a8fb036146dfe77718cff612b0101cb0f
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/2197
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/compare/7.9...7.10
- https://blog.narfindustries.com/blog/narf-discovers-critical-vulnerabilities-in-cesanta-mongoose-http-server
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0001/
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