Input validation error in Mongoose - CVE-2024-42386
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111826
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42386
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cesanta Software Ltd.
Affected software:
Mongoose
Mongoose
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42386
Install update from vendor's website.