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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-42391
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 an attacker to send an unexpected TLS packet and force the application to read unintended heap memory space.
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
Cesanta
View all reports →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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.