Vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto

CVE-2017-7652

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there ar…

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • emo@eclipse.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7652?
CVE-2017-7652 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-7652?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7652 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.