PT-2024-29911 · Cesanta · Cesanta Mongoose Web Server

Diego Zaffaroni + 1 · Published 2024-11-18 · Updated 2025-11-07 · CVE-2024-42384

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cesanta Mongoose Web Server version 7.14

Description The issue is related to an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability. It allows an attacker to send an unexpected TLS packet, which can produce a segmentation fault on the application.

Recommendations For Cesanta Mongoose Web Server version 7.14, consider disabling the TLS functionality until a patch is available to prevent exploitation of the Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-42384

Affected Products

Cesanta Mongoose Web Server

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42384 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42384 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11318 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/142117 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107186 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1858483469019480203 · Twitter Post
• https://nozominetworks.com/blog · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1858445677098844409 · Twitter Post
• https://nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42384 · Note