CVE-2016-10523 describes a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in MQTT versions before 3.4.6 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5, where specially crafted MQTT packets can crash the application. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mqtt-packet_project:mqtt-packet:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mqtt-packet_project:mqtt-packet:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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