CVE-2024-42383 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-42383: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library

Vendor Cesanta
Product Mongoose Web Server
Weakness CWE-823
Published November 18, 2024
Last update November 18, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2024 CVE published
November 18, 2024 Record updated