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Fencer Vulns
high 8.0

CVE-2023-34488 json

NanoMQ 0.17.5 has a one-byte heap-based buffer over-read in the conn_handler function of mqtt_parser.c when it processes malformed messages.

published 2023-06-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-38545

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NanoMQ 0.17.5 has a one-byte heap-based buffer over-read in the conn_handler function of mqtt_parser.c when it processes malformed messages.

Patch / fix

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/emqx/nanomq/issues/1181 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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