5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-42391
Cesanta Mongoose Web Server TLS Pointer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 19, 2024, 5:50 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-42391 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cesanta mongoose
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-42391.

URL Resource
https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42391 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-42391 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-42391 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42391 No Types Assigned https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42391 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.14
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Nozomi Networks Inc. https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42391 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Nozomi Networks Inc. CWE-823
    Added CVSS V3.1 Nozomi Networks Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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