Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string.
CVE-2017-7185
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 54EG Risk 54/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 12%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
April 10, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc
- cve@mitrehttps://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41826/
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-41826First seen Apr 6, 2017
Cesanta Mongoose OS - Use-After-Free
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