CVE-2024-42383 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-42383

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Gabriele Quagliarella

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Mongoose Web Server
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 18th, 2024
Last Modified: November 18th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-823

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.