CVE-2023-3592

In Mosquitto before 2.0.16, a memory leak occurs when clients send v5 CONNECT packets with a will message that contains invalid property types.

CVSS v3 5.8 MEDIUM

5.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://mosquitto.org/blog/2023/08/version-2-0-16-released/	Release Notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-09
https://mosquitto.org/blog/2023/08/version-2-0-16-released/	Release Notes
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-09

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2025, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	~~(en) In Mosquitto before 2.0.16, a memory leak occurs when clients send v5 CONNECT packets with a will message that contains invalid property types.~~	(en) In Mosquitto before 2.0.16, a memory leak occurs when clients send v5 CONNECT packets with a will message that contains invalid property types.

21 Nov 2024, 08:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.5~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.8
References	~~() https://mosquitto.org/blog/2023/08/version-2-0-16-released/ - Release Notes~~	() https://mosquitto.org/blog/2023/08/version-2-0-16-released/ - Release Notes
References	~~() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-09 -~~	() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-09 -

07 Jan 2024, 10:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-09 -

Information

Published : 2023-10-02 20:15

Updated : 2025-02-13 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-3592

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3592

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3592

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Products Affected

eclipse

mosquitto

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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