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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26528

The mg_http_serve_file function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTP server 7.0 is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack via connection request after exhausting memory pool.

Products
swupdate
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2022.12+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-26528
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26528

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Feb 2021, 21:15 UTC

The mg_http_serve_file function in Cesanta Mongoose HTTP server 7.0 is vulnerable to remote OOB write attack via connection request after exhausting memory pool.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26528

swupdate

Fixed versions: 2022.12+dfsg-1

swupdate

Fixed versions: 2022.12+dfsg-1

swupdate

Fixed versions: 2022.12+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26528",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:25.662006565Z",
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      ]
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 421470,
  "published_at": "2021-02-08T21:15:13.68+00:00"
}