CVE-2024-42386 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library
An attacker can cause a segmentation fault and denial of service in the Mongoose Web Server library by sending a malformed TLS packet.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42386?
CVE-2024-42386 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, published on 18 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-823
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42386?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cesanta Mongoose.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42386?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42386 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-2024-42386 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42386 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cesanta Mongoose
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjfh-x4fj-rg67.