CVE-2019-11779: Medium severity Eclipse Mosquitto vulnerability

Published Sep 18, 2019
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Updated

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.5.0 to 1.6.5 inclusive, if a malicious MQTT client sends a SUBSCRIBE packet containing a topic that consists of approximately 65400 or more '/' characters, i.e. the topic hierarchy separator, then a stack overflow will occur.

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
debian/mosquitto<=1.6.4-1, <=1.5.7-1
1.6.6-11.5.7-1+deb10u1
Eclipse Mosquitto>=1.5<1.5.9
Eclipse Mosquitto>=1.6<1.6.6
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/mosquitto
2.0.11-1+deb11u12.0.11-1+deb11u22.0.11-1.2+deb12u22.0.11-1.2+deb12u12.0.21-12.0.22-5

Event History

Sep 19, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:30 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:30 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:31 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:31 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11779?

CVE-2019-11779 is a vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto 1.5.0 to 1.6.5 that can cause a stack overflow when a malicious MQTT client sends a SUBSCRIBE packet with a topic containing a large number of '/' characters.

2

How does CVE-2019-11779 affect Eclipse Mosquitto?

CVE-2019-11779 affects Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5.0 to 1.6.5, inclusive.

3

What is the severity level of CVE-2019-11779?

CVE-2019-11779 has a severity level of high with a score of 6.5.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-11779?

To fix CVE-2019-11779, update your Eclipse Mosquitto installation to version 1.5.7-1+deb10u1 or higher, or version 1.6.6-1 or higher, depending on the package and source you are using.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-11779?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-11779 on the MITRE CVE database, Eclipse Bugzilla, and the Ubuntu Security Notices.

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