Is CVE-2024-42383 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42383 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-19.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42383?

CVE-2024-42383 has a CVSS score of 4.2 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2024-42383?

Patch guidance is available from cesanta security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-42383.

CVE-2024-42383 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-823NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CESANTA
Published: 11/18/2024
Last Modified: 11/19/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

cesanta : mongoose

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2024-42383. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-42383

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2024-42383 vulnerability