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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component TLS Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in use of out-of-range pointer offset. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-42389. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server up to 7.14. This affects an unknown code of the component TLS Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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 disclosed by Gabriele Quagliarella. It is possible to read the advisory at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42389 since 07/31/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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
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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-2024-42389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284967

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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