Description
In versions 1.6 to 2.0.11 of Eclipse Mosquitto, an MQTT v5 client connecting with a large number of user-property properties could cause excessive CPU usage, leading to a loss of performance and possible denial of service.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
The Eclipse Foundation
oss-projectaka eclipse jetty, eclipse mosquitto, eclipse openj9
eclipse
oss-project·BEaka eclipse-foundation
Eclipse Foundation
oss-project·DE
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=575314
bugs.eclipse.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5511
debian.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41039
nvd.nist.gov
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