CVE-2024-39792 NGINX Plus MQTT vulnerability
Attackers can cause memory exhaustion in NGINX Plus when the MQTT pre-read module is enabled, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-39792?
CVE-2024-39792 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in F5 NGINX Plus, published on 14 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When the NGINX Plus is configured to use the MQTT pre-read module, undisclosed requests can cause an increase in memory resource utilization. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include F5 Nginx Plus.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2024-39792 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39792 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j72m-4pgw-w3qv.