CVE-2024-42383

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
CesantaMongoose Web Server0 <= 7.14affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-823: CWE-823 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

Workarounds

It is highly recommended to not expose the vulnerable component inside an untrusted network.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References