Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14 out-of-range pointer offset

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use of out-of-range pointer offset. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-42383. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-823. The product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published by Gabriele Quagliarella. The advisory is shared at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42383 since 07/31/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Class: Use of out-of-range pointer offset
CWE: CWE-823
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/31/2024 🔍
11/18/2024 +110 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2025 +100 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nozominetworks.com
Researcher: Gabriele Quagliarella
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-42383 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42383
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284965

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2024 10:58
Updated: 02/26/2025 04:46
Changes: 11/18/2024 10:58 (62), 02/26/2025 04:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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