{"cve":"CVE-2017-7185","nvd":{"published":"2017-04-10T15:59:00.503","modified":"2026-06-17T01:23:49.713","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540355/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97370","https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose-os/commit/042eb437973a202d00589b13d628181c6de5cf5b","https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b8402ed0733e3f244588b61ad5fedd093e3cf9cc","https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CVE-2017-7185_mongoose_os_use_after_free.txt"],"products":["cesanta:mongoose_embedded_web_server_library","cesanta:mongoose_os"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-7185","score":0.12251,"percentile":0.96177,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}