CVE-2017-7653 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-7653 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 05/06/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: eclipse | Vendor: The Eclipse Foundation | Product: Eclipse Mosquitto
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-7653 Description

The Eclipse Mosquitto broker up to version 1.4.15 does not reject strings that are not valid UTF-8. A malicious client could cause other clients that do reject invalid UTF-8 strings to disconnect themselves from the broker by sending a topic string which is not valid UTF-8, and so cause a denial of service for the clients.

Metrics

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

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-20
CWE Name: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Source: The Eclipse Foundation

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).