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CVE-2024-50948

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.57%

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CVE-2024-50948 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. mochiMQTT v2.6.3 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper resource management. An attacker can exhaust system memory and crash the broker by establishing and maintaining a large number of malicious, long-term publish/subscribe sessions.. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

mochiMQTT v2.6.3 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper resource management. An attacker can exhaust system memory and crash the broker by establishing and maintaining a large number of malicious, long-term publish/subscribe sessions.

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
0.57%

43.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50948?
mochiMQTT v2.6.3 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper resource management. An attacker can exhaust system memory and crash the broker by establishing and maintaining a large number of malicious, long-term publish/subscribe sessions.
How severe is CVE-2024-50948?
CVE-2024-50948 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50948?
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Source: NVD / NIST