CVE-2018-18765 is a critical heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the MQTT packet-parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.13. A specially crafted MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can trigger an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory read. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.