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CVE-2016-10523

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Date: May 31, 2018

MQTT before 3.4.6 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows specifically crafted MQTT packets to crash the application, making a DoS attack feasible with very little bandwidth.

Language: JS

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Related Resources (7)

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/75
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10523
https://github.com/mcollina/mosca/issues/393
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/75
https://github.com/mqttjs/mqtt-packet/pull/8
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3r2-65gc-qpqc
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-10523

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-400

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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