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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-39595 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.
Fixes

Solution

It is suggested to update the Mongoose Web Server library to v7.15.


Workaround

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

History

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cesanta
Cesanta mongoose
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cesanta
Cesanta mongoose

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values 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.
Title Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library
Weaknesses CWE-823
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Nozomi

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-18T13:35:49.668Z

Reserved: 2024-07-31T12:51:37.204Z

Link: CVE-2024-42391

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-18T13:35:36.405Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-18T10:15:08.540

Modified: 2024-11-19T17:50:36.100

Link: CVE-2024-42391

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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