Is CVE-2024-42392 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42392 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-19.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42392?

CVE-2024-42392 has a CVSS score of 4 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-42392?

Patch guidance is available from cesanta security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-42392.

CVE-2024-42392 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an infinite loop bug if the input string contains unexpected characters.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: high
Privileges: high
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-140NVD-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-2024-42392. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-42392

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2024-42392 vulnerability