CVE-2023-34188

Published Jun 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The HTTP server in Mongoose before 7.10 accepts requests containing negative Content-Length headers. By sending a single attack payload over TCP, an attacker can cause an infinite loop in which the server continuously reparses that payload, and does not respond to any other requests.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-38288 The HTTP server in Mongoose before 7.10 accepts requests containing negative Content-Length headers. By sending a single attack payload over TCP, an attacker can cause an infinite loop in which the server continuously reparses that payload, and does not respond to any other requests.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1284
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Feb 28, 2025, 1:07 PM
Reserved
May 30, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 23, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM