CVE-2024-42650
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Publication date: 2025-07-15
Last updated on: 2025-07-17
Assigner: MITRE
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| emqx | nanomq | 0.17.5 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-NVD-CWE-noinfo |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in NanoMQ 0.17.5 is a segmentation fault caused by improper handling in the /nanomq/pub_handler.c component. Specifically, it occurs when processing a crafted PUBLISH message, which can trigger a crash in the software. [1]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted PUBLISH message, leading to a crash of the NanoMQ broker and disruption of its messaging services.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, update NanoMQ to a version that includes the fix merged on April 18, 2023, which addresses the issue in the pub_handler.c component. Applying this patch will improve the robustness of the publication handling mechanism and prevent the Denial of Service caused by crafted PUBLISH messages. [1]