CVE-2024-48080 Denial of service in n/a
A potential denial of service vulnerability in the aedes MQTT broker library, though the supplier claims existing protections prevent exploitation.
- 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-2024-48080?
CVE-2024-48080 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in aedes v0.51.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service(DoS) via a crafted request. NOTE: the Supplier indicates that exploitation cannot occur because of the protection mechanism in the validateTopic function in lib/utils.js.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48080?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48080 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-2024-48080 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48080 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p32-8vq4-qvph.