CVE-2024-3184Network attack vector

Unauthenticated crash via unhandled allocation failure

Published Oct 17, 2024 · Updated Oct 17, 2024

NULL pointer dereferences in EmbedThis GoAhead 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to crash the server through malicious HTTP requests. With ME_GOAHEAD_REPLACE_MALLOC enabled and no memory notifier, allocation failures leave null pointers that request-processing paths dereference. The nondefault build flag and absent notifier are required; exploitation is unauthenticated and interrupts only the affected service.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereferences in EmbedThis GoAhead 6.0.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to crash the server through malicious HTTP requests. With ME_GOAHEAD_REPLACE_MALLOC enabled and no memory notifier, allocation failures leave null pointers that request-processing paths dereference. The nondefault build flag and absent notifier are required; exploitation is unauthenticated and interrupts only the affected service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3184
Published
Oct 17, 2024
Updated
Oct 17, 2024
Vendor
EmbedThis
Product
GoAhead
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=6.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

EmbedThis · GoAheadversion=0 <=6.0.0

Published CVSS scores

5.9Nozomi NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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