7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-35492
Cesanta Mongoose MQTT NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

Cesanta Mongoose commit b316989 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the scpy function at src/fmt.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MQTT packet.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 20, 2024, 4:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-35492 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 Cesanta mongoose
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/zzh-newlearner/MQTT_Crash/blob/main/Mongoose_null_pointer.md

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-476
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Cesanta Mongoose commit b316989 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the scpy function at src/fmt.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MQTT packet.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/zzh-newlearner/MQTT_Crash/blob/main/Mongoose_null_pointer.md [No types assigned]
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