PT-2024-29912 · Cesanta · Cesanta Mongoose Web Server

Gabriele Quagliarella · CVE-2024-42385 · Published 2024-11-18 · Updated 2024-11-19

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to improper neutralization of delimiters in the Cesanta Mongoose Web Server. This can cause an out-of-bound memory write if the PEM certificate contains unexpected characters.

Recommendations For Cesanta Mongoose Web Server version 7.14, consider updating to a newer version that addresses the improper neutralization of delimiters issue, specifically ensuring that PEM certificates are properly validated to prevent out-of-bound memory writes. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-140

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-42385

Affected Products

Cesanta Mongoose Web Server

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42385.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42385 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42385 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1858486028790596009 · Twitter Post
• https://nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42385 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11311 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1858445674951450806 · Twitter Post