CVE-2024-44775

Name: CVE-2024-44775
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-10-15T21:15:10.99+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.51%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-44775 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. kmqtt v0.2.7 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a Null Pointer Exception. A remote attacker can cause the broker to crash by sending a specially crafted MQTT CONNECT packet that triggers an unhandled null reference, leading to an immediate process termination.. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

kmqtt v0.2.7 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a Null Pointer Exception. A remote attacker can cause the broker to crash by sending a specially crafted MQTT CONNECT packet that triggers an unhandled null reference, leading to an immediate process termination.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.51%

39.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-444

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Davidepianca98	Kmqtt	0.2.7

References

https://gist.github.com/pengwGit/26fd8630392af5d8829c2e220091ac4fThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 15, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-44775?

How severe is CVE-2024-44775?

CVE-2024-44775 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44775?

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Source: NVD / NIST