Vulnerability · Published Nov 18, 2024 · Assigned by Nozomi
CVE-2024-42390Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library
Medium 4.3
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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows an attacker to send an unexpected TLS packet and force the application to read unintended heap memory space.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cesanta | Mongoose Web Server | 0 – through 7.14 |
Weakness: CWE-823 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N