Is CVE-2024-42389 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42389 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-19.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42389?

CVE-2024-42389 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-42389?

Patch guidance is available from cesanta security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-42389.

CVE-2024-42389 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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 force the application to read unintended heap memory space.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none
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-2024-42389. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-42389

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2024-42389 vulnerability