Name: CVE-2019-5432: Buffer Over-read
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-5432, CWE-126, CWE-125, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00544

A specifically malformed MQTT Subscribe packet crashes MQTT Brokers using the mqtt-packet module versions < 3.5.1, 4.0.0 - 4.1.3, 5.0.0 - 5.6.1, 6.0.0 - 6.1.2 for decoding.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade node-mqtt-packet	Jul 30, 2024	May 6, 2019
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	May 6, 2019

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CVSS Details

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