CVE-2024-42388 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-2024-39592
- cvss
- 5.3
- 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 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Cesanta Mongoose Web Server
- cesanta mongoose
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-823 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
References
-
nozominetworks.com
/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42388
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-42388
- NVD CVE-2024-42388
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