CVE-2024-42390 | BDVDB-2026-255607 Detail

CesantaMongoose Web Server

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-823 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

References#

https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42390

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-11-18Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-11-18
Last modified: 2024-11-18

Vendor information

Vendor: Cesanta
Product: Mongoose Web Server

All Cesanta vulnerabilities

Score

4.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 22.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 7.14
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).