Use After Free in Eclipse Mosquitto

CVE-2024-8376

In Eclipse Mosquitto up to version 2.0.18a, an attacker can achieve memory leaking, segmentation fault or heap-use-after-free by sending specific sequences of "CONNECT", "DISCONNECT", "SUBSCRIBE", "UNSUBSCRIBE" and "PUBLISH" packets.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8376?
CVE-2024-8376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-8376?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8376 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.