Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-7654
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.15 and earlier, a Memory Leak vulnerability was found within the Mosquitto Broker. Unauthenticated clients can send crafted CONNECT packets which could cause a denial of service in the Mosquitto Broker.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-7654
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7654
0.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 70 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7654
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-7654
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.Assigned by: emo@eclipse.org (Secondary)
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The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-7654
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00036.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1525-1] mosquitto security updateThird Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4325
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4325-1 mosquittoThird Party Advisory
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https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533493
533493 – (CVE-2017-7654) CVE-2017-7654: Mosquitto Broker DoS through a Memory Leak vulnerabilityIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4023-1/
USN-4023-1: Mosquitto vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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