An issue was discovered in MoscaJS Aedes 0.42.0. lib/write.js does not properly consider exceptions during the writing of an invalid packet to a stream.
https://payatu.com/advisory/dos-in-aedes-mqtt-broker
https://github.com/moscajs/aedes/pull/493
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/248.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2020-08-26
Updated: 2026-06-17
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00537