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CVE-2019-5432: Denial of Service

May 6, 2019 (updated October 9, 2019)

A specifically malformed MQTT Subscribe packet crashes MQTT Brokers using the mqtt-packet module.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/541354
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5432

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.5.1, all versions starting from 4.0.0 up to 4.1.3, all versions starting from 5.0.0 up to 5.6.1, all versions starting from 6.0.0 up to 6.1.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.5.1
  • 6.2.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.5.1, 6.2.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

npm/mqtt-packet/CVE-2019-5432.yml

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