CVE-2020-13849

High

Description

The MQTT protocol 3.1.1 requires a server to set a timeout value of 1.5 times the Keep-Alive value specified by a client, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of the ability to establish new connections), as demonstrated by SlowITe.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMqtt
PublishedJun 4, 2020
First seenJun 4, 2020

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mqtt mqtt3.1.1—

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