NULL pointer dereference in NanoMQ - CVE-2024-31041
Published: April 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88960
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31041
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in "topic_filtern" function in mqtt_parser.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
NanoMQ
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31041
Install updates from vendor's website.
NanoMQ - update to 0.21.8