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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-42386

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 produce a segmentation fault on the application.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 produce a segmentation fault on the application.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.38% probability · 31th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-823
Affected
cesanta/mongoose
Source
prodsec@nozominetworks.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.