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Vigil@nce - Node.js mqtt-packet: denial of service via MQTT
March 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can send a malicious MQTT packet to Node.js
mqtt-packet, in order to trigger a denial of service.
Impacted products: Node.js Modules not comprehensive.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 18/01/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Node.js mqtt-packet product implements the support of MQTT (MQ
Telemetry Transport).
However, when a malicious MQTT packet is received, a fatal error
occurs.
An attacker can therefore send a malicious MQTT packet to Node.js
mqtt-packet, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Node-js-mqtt-packet-denial-of-service-via-MQTT-18744
