Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2024-35512
hmq v1.5.5 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to a Null Pointer Exception. A remote attacker can trigger a broker crash by sending a specially crafted MQTT UNSUBSCRIBE packet with an illegal control character Topic. The failure to properly validate this field leads to a null pointer dereference, resulting in the immediate termination of the hmq process.
EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-35512?
- CVE-2024-35512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2024-35512?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.