Null Dereference Vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto by Eclipse Foundation
CVE-2017-7655

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

The Eclipse Foundation

Status
Eclipse Mosquitto
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2019

What is CVE-2017-7655?

In versions ranging from 1.0 to 1.4.15 of the Mosquitto library, a null dereference vulnerability has been identified that may cause the application utilizing the library to experience crashes. This issue can affect the stability of applications relying on Mosquitto for message queuing, potentially leading to downtime or service interruptions. Users of affected versions are urged to apply security updates to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Eclipse Mosquitto 1.0

Eclipse Mosquitto <= 1.4.15

References

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533775
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg0...
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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