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 with very little bandwidth.

CVSS v3.0

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

CVSS v2.0

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 83th percentile

Published

2018-05-31

Updated

2024-09-17

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• mqttjs/mqtt-packet/pull/8

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-10521
• CVE-2016-10528
• CVE-2016-10520
• CVE-2016-10531
• CVE-2016-10511
• CVE-2016-10533