Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-36856
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the broker package (Ubuntu). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
RMQTT Broker 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper session resource management. An attacker can exhaust system memory and crash the daemon by establishing and maintaining a vast number of long-lived malicious publish/subscribe sessions.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | broker | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36856 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H