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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TLS Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to use of out-of-range pointer offset. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-42388. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component TLS Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released by Gabriele Quagliarella. The advisory is available at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-42388 since 07/31/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Use of out-of-range pointer offset
CWE: CWE-823
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/31/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2024-42388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284966

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2024 10:59
Changes: 11/18/2024 10:59 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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