CVE-2016-10523

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Published May 31, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HackerOne

mqtt-packet node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<3.4.6 \|\| > 4.0.0 <4.0.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mqtt-packet_project:mqtt-packet::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mqtt-packet_project:mqtt-packet::::::node.js::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-0286	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-g3r2-65gc-qpqc	Denial of Service in mqtt-packet

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.375% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mcollina/mosca/issues/393
https://github.com/mqttjs/mqtt-packet/pull/8
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/75

History

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Subscriptions

Mqtt-packet Project Mqtt-packet

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: May 31, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:15 AM
Reserved: Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 31, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:39 AM

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