CVE-2024-42383

MEDIUMNVD 4.24.2—

4.2

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 v3: 4.2
EG Score: 4.2(medium)
EPSS: 37.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 18, 2024

Last Modified

November 19, 2024

References (1)

prodsec@nozominetworkshttps://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-42383

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-823

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-23 18:02 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-42383?

CVE-2024-42383 is a medium vulnerability published on November 18, 2024. 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.

When was CVE-2024-42383 disclosed?

CVE-2024-42383 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 18, 2024, with the most recent update on November 19, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-42383 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42383 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

CVE-2024-42383 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-42383?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-42383, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2024-42383

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