GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-g3r2-65gc-qpqc Denial of Service in mqtt-packet

HIGH Published 2019-02-18 Modified 2021-01-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-10523
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
mqtt-packet
Severity
High
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• npm mqtt-packet: < 3.4.6 → fixed in 3.4.6 • npm mqtt-packet: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5 → fixed in 4.0.5

Description

Versions of `mqtt-packet` prior to 3.4.6, or 4.x prior to 4.0.5 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability wherein specific sequences of MQTT packets can crash the application. Recommendation Version 3.x: Update to version 3.4.6 or later. Version 4.x: Update to version 4.0.5 or later.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-10523 MQTT before 3.4.6 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows specifically crafted MQTT packets to crash the application, making a DoS attack feasible… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness

References