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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-42391

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.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.28%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.28% probability · 21th 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.