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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900268
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Mongoose Web Server Content-Length DoS Vulnerability
Summary:Mongoose Web Server is prone to denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.;; This VT has been deprecated as a duplicate of the VT 'Mongoose Web Server 'Content-Length' HTTP; Header Remote DoS Vulnerability' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103004).
Description:Summary:
Mongoose Web Server is prone to denial of service (DoS)
vulnerability.

This VT has been deprecated as a duplicate of the VT 'Mongoose Web Server 'Content-Length' HTTP
Header Remote DoS Vulnerability' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103004).

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to the way Mongoose Web Server handles request
with a big nagitive 'Content-Length' causing application crash.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the remote unauthenticated
attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
Mongoose Web Server version 2.11 and prior.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year
since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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