Input validation error in Mongoose - CVE-2024-42388
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111824
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42388
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Affected software
Mongoose
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42388
Install update from vendor's website.
Mongoose - update to 7.15