Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting mosquitto package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-MOSQUITTO-284203
  • published5 Jun 2018
  • disclosed5 Jun 2018

Introduced: 5 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-7654  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 mosquitto.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mosquitto package and not the mosquitto package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.15 and earlier, a Memory Leak vulnerability was found within the Mosquitto Broker. Unauthenticated clients can send crafted CONNECT packets which could cause a denial of service in the Mosquitto Broker.