Out-of-Bounds Affecting mongoose package, versions <7.22+ds-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-MONGOOSE-20336296
  • published30 Sept 2026
  • disclosed28 Sept 2026

Introduced: 28 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-101003  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable mongoose to version 7.22+ds-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mongoose package and not the mongoose package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fn of the file tutorials/mqtt/mqtt-server/main.c of the component MQTT Broker. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.22 addresses this issue. This patch is called a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1