Short Name |
APP:MISC:MQTT-SBSCRB-CM-DOS |
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Severity |
Minor |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Cesanta Mongoose NULL Pointer Dereference DoS |
Release Date |
2019/05/05 |
Update Number |
3169 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Cesanta Mongooses MQTT protocol. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.