Vulnerability CVE-2018-11615


Published: 2018-08-30

Description:
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. Was ZDI-CAN-6306.

Type:

CWE-185

(Incorrect Regular Expression)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.8/10
6.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Mosca project -> Mosca 

 References:
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583

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