Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Mongoose Web Server library

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-42391
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerNozomi
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-11-18 10:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-09-08 09:17:18 UTC
DescriptionUse 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-823 | NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-823 CWE-823 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cesanta Mongoose All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Cesanta Mongoose Web Server affected 7.14 semver Not specified
ADP Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 affected V2.70 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42391 [email protected] www.nozominetworks.com Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-142885.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Gabriele Quagliarella (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: It is suggested to update the Mongoose Web Server library to v7.15.

Workarounds

CNA: It is highly recommended to not expose the vulnerable component inside an untrusted network.

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