CVE-2016-10523
Denial of Service in mqtt-packet
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Versions of `mqtt-packet` prior to 3.4.6, or 4.x prior to 4.0.5 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability wherein specific sequences of MQTT packets can crash the application. ## Recommendation Version 3.x: Update to version 3.4.6 or later. Version 4.x: Update to version 4.0.5 or later.
How to fix CVE-2016-10523
To remediate CVE-2016-10523, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- npm/mqtt-packet—upgrade to 3.4.6 or later
Is CVE-2016-10523 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.4.6