CVE-2017-7651
First published: Tue Apr 24 2018(Updated: )
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, a user can shutdown the Mosquitto server simply by filling the RAM memory with a lot of connections with large payload. This can be done without authentications if occur in connection phase of MQTT protocol.
Credit: emo@eclipse.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Mosquitto | <=1.4.14 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| debian/mosquitto | 1.5.7-1+deb10u1 2.0.11-1 2.0.11-1+deb11u1 2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1 2.0.18-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=529754
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00016.html
- https://mosquitto.org/blog/2018/02/security-advisory-cve-2017-7651-cve-2017-7652/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4325
- https://mosquitto.org/files/cve/2017-7651
- http://mosquitto.org/blog/2018/02/security-advisory-cve-2017-7651-cve-2017-7652/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7651
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2017-7651?
CVE-2017-7651 is a vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14 that allows a user to shutdown the Mosquitto server by filling the RAM memory with a lot of connections with large payloads.
How can the Mosquitto server be shutdown with CVE-2017-7651?
The Mosquitto server can be shutdown by filling the RAM memory with a lot of connections with large payloads.
Does this vulnerability require authentication?
No, this vulnerability can be exploited without authentication.
Which versions of Mosquitto are affected?
Mosquitto versions up to and including 1.4.14 are affected.
How can I fix CVE-2017-7651?
To fix CVE-2017-7651, update Mosquitto to version 1.5.7-1+deb10u1 or later.
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- agent/weakness
- vendor/eclipse
- canonical/eclipse mosquitto
- version/eclipse mosquitto/1.4.14
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/7.0
- version/debian debian linux/8.0
- version/debian debian linux/9.0
- package-manager/debian