CVE-2019-11778 is a vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto
Published on September 18, 2019
If an MQTT v5 client connects to Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.6.0 to 1.6.4 inclusive, sets a last will and testament, sets a will delay interval, sets a session expiry interval, and the will delay interval is set longer than the session expiry interval, then a use after free error occurs, which has the potential to cause a crash in some situations.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2019-11778 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-11778
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Affected Versions
The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Mosquitto Version 1.6.0 to 1.6.4 is affected by CVE-2019-11778Exploit Probability
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