7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-13849
Apache Mosquitto MQTT Protocol Denial of Service (DoS)
Description

The MQTT protocol 3.1.1 requires a server to set a timeout value of 1.5 times the Keep-Alive value specified by a client, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of the ability to establish new connections), as demonstrated by SlowITe.

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 10, 2020, 6:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-13849 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-13849 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mqtt mqtt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-13849.

URL Resource
https://doi.org/10.3390/s20102932 Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/10/2932 Technical Description Third Party Advisory

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Born at : May 18, 2018, 9:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-13849 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://doi.org/10.3390/s20102932 No Types Assigned https://doi.org/10.3390/s20102932 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/10/2932 No Types Assigned https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/10/2932 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mqtt:mqtt:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.00%

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0.56658

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