Eclipse Mosquitto Configuration Reloading Failure Vulnerability [CVE-2017-7652]
CVE Number – CVE-2017-7652
A vulnerability in Eclipse Mosquitto could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on a targeted system.
The vulnerability is due to a memory exhaustion condition in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a SIGHUP signal to a targeted system to trigger a configuration reload. A successful exploit could cause a configuration reload failure, allowing the attacker to bypass security restrictions.
Eclipse has confirmed the vulnerability and released software updates.
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To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have user-level access to the targeted system. This access requirement may reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit.
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Administrators are advised to allow only trusted users to access local systems.
Administrators are advised to allow only privileged users to access administration or management systems.
Administrators are advised to monitor critical systems.
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Eclipse has released a bug report and a security advisory at the following links: Bug 530102 and CVE-2017-7652
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Eclipse has released software updates at the following link: Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.15
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