Is CVE-2024-42386 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42386 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-19.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42386?

CVE-2024-42386 has a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-42386?

Patch guidance is available from cesanta security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-42386.

Fix CVE-2024-42386 - HIGH cesanta mongoose

Description

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 produce a segmentation fault on the application.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: high
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-2024-42386. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-42386

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2024-42386 vulnerability