CVE-2021-41039

mosquitto: In versions 1.6 to 2.0.11 of Eclipse Mosquitto, an MQTT v5 client connecting with a large number of user-property pro...

CVE-2021-41039 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41039, released December 1, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0136
71st percentile

In versions 1.6 to 2.0.11 of Eclipse Mosquitto, an MQTT v5 client connecting with a large number of user-property properties could cause excessive CPU usage, leading to a loss of performance and possible denial of service.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libmosquitto1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libmosquitto1 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 2, 2023
libmosquitto1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 libmosquitto1 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 Oct 2, 2023
libmosquittopp1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libmosquittopp1 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 2, 2023
libmosquittopp1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 libmosquittopp1 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 Oct 2, 2023
mosquitto · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.0.11-1.2 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41039 Dec 1, 2021
mosquitto · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.0.11-1.2 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41039 Dec 1, 2021
mosquitto · Debian 14 2.0.11-1.2 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41039 Dec 1, 2021
mosquitto · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 mosquitto 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 2, 2023
mosquitto · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 mosquitto 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 Oct 2, 2023
mosquitto-clients · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 mosquitto-clients 1.6.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 2, 2023
mosquitto-clients · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 mosquitto-clients 2.0.11-1ubuntu1.1 Oct 2, 2023

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