Ubuntu update for mqtt-client

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU19300

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0222

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing corrupt MQTT frames. A remote attacker can consume all memory resources on the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mqtt-client to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04 - 20.04

libmqtt-client-java (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libmqtt-client-java_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6685-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.