Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-17614 · published 13 November 2018
CVE-2018-17614: Losant arduino mqtt client stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability
Losant · Arduino Mqtt Client
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Losant Arduino MQTT Client prior to V2.7. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MQTT PUBLISH packets. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6436.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Losant Arduino MQTT Client prior to V2.7. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MQTT PUBLISH packets. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6436.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/knolleary/pubsubclient/releases/tag/v2.7 | Release Notes |
| https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1337 | Release NotesThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://github.com/knolleary/pubsubclient/releases/tag/v2.7 | Release Notes |
| https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1337 | Release NotesThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-17614), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.