CVE-2018-12543 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-12543

In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a...

Vulnerability Description

In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a message is published to Mosquitto that has a topic starting with $, but that is not $SYS, e.g. $test/test, then an assert is triggered that should otherwise not be reachable and Mosquitto will exit.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

The Eclipse Foundation

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Affected Software

Eclipse Mosquitto
Vulnerable Versions:
1.5, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: November 15th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)