CVE-2018-25193

Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.

Score

CVSS 4.0 8.7 High

Status

Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-03-06

Last modified

2026-07-15

Weaknesses

CWE-1188

Affected products

• Mongoose (Cesanta)

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45819
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mongoose-web-server-denial-of-service-via-socket-connection