CVE-2017-7652 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-7652 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 25/04/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: eclipse | Vendor: The Eclipse Foundation | Product: Eclipse Mosquitto
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-7652 Description

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-789
CWE Name: CWE-789: Uncontrolled Memory Allocation
Source: The Eclipse Foundation

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).