CVE-2024-10525 is a critical vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.3.2 through 2.0.18, where a malicious broker can trigger an out-of-bounds memory access in libmosquitto clients, including mosquitto_sub and mosquitto_rr, by sending a crafted SUBACK packet without reason codes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. While community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability has been noted in advisories related to industrial products incorporating Mosquitto.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.3.2, <= 2.0.18CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.3.2, < 2.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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