GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h

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    GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h

    Published: 31 Aug 2018Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: Mosca REDoS Vulnerability

    Details: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11615, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h, https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mosca

    Purl: pkg:npm/mosca

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High