Vulnerability · Published Nov 18, 2024 · Assigned by Nozomi

CVE-2024-42385Improper Neutralization of Delimiters in Mongoose Web Server library

Medium 4.0

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Mongoose Web Server from Cesanta. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an out-of-bound memory write if the PEM certificate contains unexpected characters.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Cesanta Mongoose Web Server 0 – through 7.14

Weakness: CWE-140 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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