CVE-2019-12951
Description
An issue was discovered in Mongoose before 6.15. The parse_mqtt() function in mg_mqtt.c has a critical heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
CVE-2019-12951 NameCVE-2019-12951 DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Mongoose before 6.15. The parse_mqtt() function in mg_mqtt.c has a critical heap-based buffer overflow. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) Vulnerable and fixed packages The table below lists…
CVE-2019-12951
| Name | CVE-2019-12951 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in Mongoose before 6.15. The parse_mqtt() function in mg_mqtt.c has a critical heap-based buffer overflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mongoose (PTS) | forky, sid | 7.21+ds-2 | fixed |
| swupdate (PTS) | bullseye | 2020.11-2+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2022.12+dfsg-4+deb12u2 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2024.12.1+dfsg-3+deb13u2 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 2026.05+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mongoose | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| swupdate | source | (unstable) | 2021.04-1 |
Notes
- mongoose <not-affected> (Fixed before or with initial upload)
[bullseye] - swupdate <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b3e0f780c34cea88f057a62213c012aa88fe2deb (6.15)
smplayer embeds a copy, which is unused in any released version and disabled since 18.5.0~ds1-1
Apply commands
- mongoose <not-affected> (Fixed before or with initial upload)[bullseye] - swupdate <postponed> (Minor issue)https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/b3e0f780c34cea88f057a62213c012aa88fe2deb (6.15)smplayer embeds a copy, which is unused in any released version and disabled since 18.5.0~ds1-1OS impact
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2021.04-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2021.04-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.