CVE-2024-8376

Memory leak

Description

In Eclipse Mosquitto up to version 2.0.18a, an attacker can achieve memory leaking, segmentation fault or heap-use-after-free by sending specific sequences of "CONNECT", "DISCONNECT", "SUBSCRIBE", "UNSUBSCRIBE" and "PUBLISH" packets.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory eclipse.org
Affected: Eclipse Foundation Mosquitto
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/216 issue tracking
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/217 issue tracking
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/218 issue tracking
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/227 issue tracking
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/26 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/releases/tag/v2.0.19 product patch
https://mosquitto.org/ product
https://github.com/eclipse-mosquitto/mosquitto/commit/1914b3ee2a18102d0a94cbdbbfeae1afa03edd17 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8376?
CVE-2024-8376 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8376?
To fix CVE-2024-8376, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-8376 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-8376 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8376?
CVE-2024-8376 affects Eclipse Foundation Mosquitto.
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