CVE-2024-42383 json
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library
published 2024-11-18 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-39587
- cvss
- 4.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to write a NULL byte value beyond the memory space dedicated for the hostname field.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Cesanta Mongoose Web Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-823 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
References
-
nozominetworks.com
/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42383
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-42383
- NVD CVE-2024-42383
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