Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:43888Denial Of Service (DoS)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
13.2%
Mosquitto is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). This vulnerability exists in the packet__write function in packet_mosq.c because it does not properly validate user inputs , allowing an attacker to cause the mosquitto broker to consume excessive CPU resources by establishing a connection to the broker without sending any data.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| mosquitto:sid | eq | 1.6.12-1 | |
| mosquitto:bullseye | eq | 1.6.12-1 | |
| libmosquitto.so | eq | 1.6.12 | |
| mosquitto:sid | eq | 1.6.12-1 | |
| mosquitto:bullseye | eq | 1.6.12-1 | |
| libmosquitto.so | eq | 1.6.12 |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
13.2%