CVE-2023-33660
Published: 08 June 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-33660 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Emqx Nanomq. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 31.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-37816
Vulnerability details
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NanoMQ 0.17.2. The vulnerability can be triggered by calling the function copyn_str() in the file mqtt_parser.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.