Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting mosquitto package, versions [,2.0.19)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOSQUITTO-8185015
  • published13 Oct 2024
  • disclosed11 Oct 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-8376  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mosquitto to version 2.0.19 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions via the handling of specific sequences of CONNECT, DISCONNECT, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, and PUBLISH packets. An attacker can cause system instability and unauthorized memory access by sending crafted packet sequences.

CVSS Scores

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