Vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose

CVE-2024-42383

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to write a NULL byte value beyond the memory space dedicated for the hostname field.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-42383: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42383?
CVE-2024-42383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, classified under CWE-823. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-42383?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.