Advisory Published

USN-4137-1: Mosquitto vulnerability

First published: Mon Sep 23 2019(Updated: )

It was discovered that Mosquitto incorrectly handled certain specially crafted input and network packets. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libmosquittopp1<1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
=19.04
All of
ubuntu/mosquitto<1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
=19.04
All of
ubuntu/libmosquitto1<1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
=19.04
All of
ubuntu/mosquitto-clients<1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1
=19.04

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Child vulnerabilities

(Contains the following vulnerabilities)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of USN-4137-1?

    USN-4137-1

  • What software is affected by USN-4137-1?

    libmosquittopp1, mosquitto, libmosquitto1, mosquitto-clients

  • How can the vulnerability in Mosquitto be exploited?

    By sending specially crafted input and network packets.

  • What is the remedy for USN-4137-1?

    Update to version 1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1 of the affected packages.

  • Where can I find more information about USN-4137-1?

    You can find more information about USN-4137-1 at the following references: [CVE-2019-11779](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11779), [launchpad.net](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mosquitto/1.5.7-1ubuntu0.1), [USN-4137-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4137-1).

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