GoAhead Web Server Vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference Attacks
CVE-2024-3184

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Embedthis

Status
Goahead
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 October 2024

What is CVE-2024-3184?

Multiple CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerabilities were found in GoAhead Web Server up to version 6.0.0 when compiled with the ME_GOAHEAD_REPLACE_MALLOC flag. Without a memory notifier for allocation failures, remote attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities by sending malicious requests, leading to a crash and Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected Version(s)

GoAhead 0 <= 6.0.0

References

https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisor...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Diego Zaffaroni of Nozomi Networks found this bug during a security research activity.
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