CVE-2020-13410 Improper exception handling in Aedes
An attacker can cause a denial of service in the Aedes MQTT broker by sending an invalid packet that triggers an unhandled exception during stream writing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-13410?
CVE-2020-13410 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in MoscaJS Aedes 0.42.0. lib/write.js does not properly consider exceptions during the writing of an invalid packet to a stream.
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13410?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including aedes. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
aedes npm | All versions | 0.42.1 |
aedes npm | All versions | 0.42.1 |
Products include Aedes Project Aedes.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13410?
Upgrade aedes to 0.42.1 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-13410 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13410 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gh78-48h3-frjq.