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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-73260 EUVD-2026-101597

Mongoose: Out-of-bounds Read via length-counter underflow in built-in TLS X.509 DER parser

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.23, the built-in TLS certificate parser selected by MG_TLS_BUILTIN fails to verify that a long-form DER element length fits within the remaining certificate buffer. In mg_der_to_tlv() and mg_der_next(), a peer-controlled length can advance the parser beyond the certificate and underflow the remaining uint32_t length, causing mg_tls_parse_cert_der() to continue walking an invalid pointer. An unauthenticated malicious TLS server, or a client presenting a certificate to a server configured for client certificates, can trigger an out-of-bounds read and denial of service during the handshake. This issue is fixed in version 7.23.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
cesanta mongoose < 7.23 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 mongoose 7.23+ds-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 mongoose No fix yet —

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