CVE-2024-42385 Improper Neutralization of Delimiters in Mongoose Web Server library
An attacker can trigger an out-of-bound memory write via a malicious PEM certificate, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42385?
CVE-2024-42385 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, published on 18 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an out-of-bound memory write if the PEM certificate contains unexpected characters.
Weakness: CWE-140
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42385?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cesanta Mongoose.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42385?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-42385 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42385 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cesanta Mongoose
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj5v-9mxj-77qc.