Denial of Service in mqtt (GHSA-h9mj-fghc-664w)

Description

Affected versions of mqtt do not properly handle PUBLISH packets returning from the server, leading to a Denial of Service condition.

The vulnerability is completely mitigated if the only connected servers are trusted, guaranteed not to be under the control of a malicious actor.

Recommendation

Update the mqtt package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): >= 2.0.0, < 2.15.0
• Patched version(s): 2.15.0

References

• GHSA-h9mj-fghc-664w
• www.npmjs.com
• jvn.jp
• CVE-2017-10910
• CWE-674
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

mqtt