CVE-2017-7652
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file,...
CVE-2017-7652 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Debian Linux, published March 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.62%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in mosquitto 1.4.15-r0.
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
CVE-2017-7652- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
CVE-2017-7652- Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16657 No score
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16657- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7349-r6vq-ggx3
7.5
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file,...
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
GHSA-7349-r6vq-ggx3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-7652
7.5
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-7652- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-7652
7.5
CVE-2017-7652 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2017-7652- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
7.5
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
CVE-2017-7652- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-7652
7.5
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7652- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7652
7.5
In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, if a Mosquitto instance is set running with a configuration file, then sending a HUP signal to server triggers the configuration to be reloaded from disk. If there are lots of clients connected so that there are no more file descriptors/sockets available (default limit typically 1024 file descriptors on Linux), then opening the configuration file will fail.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7652- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11057-1 No score
libmosquitto1-2.0.11-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libmosquitto1-2.0.11-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11057-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mosquittoAlpine:v3.10 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.11 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.12 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.13 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.14 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.15 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.16 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.17 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.18 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.19 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mosquittoAlpine:v3.20 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.21 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.22 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.23 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.24 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.5 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.6 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.7 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.8 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoAlpine:v3.9 |
1.0 up to 1.4.15-r0 | 1.4.15-r0 |
mosquittoDebian:12 |
before 1.4.15-1 | 1.4.15-1 |
mosquittoDebian:13 |
before 1.4.15-1 | 1.4.15-1 |
mosquittoDebian:14 |
before 1.4.15-1 | 1.4.15-1 |
mosquittoDebian:7 |
before 0.15-2+deb7u3, plus listed versions 0.15-20.15-2+deb7u10.15-2+deb7u2 |
0.15-2+deb7u3 |
mosquittoDebian:8 |
before 1.3.4-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1.3.4-21.3.4-2+deb8u1 |
1.3.4-2+deb8u2 |
mosquittoDebian:9 |
before 1.4.10-3+deb9u2, plus listed versions 1.4.10-31.4.10-3+deb9u1 |
1.4.10-3+deb9u2 |
mosquittoUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.15-2+deb7u3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0.15-2ubuntu10.15-2ubuntu1.10.15-2ubuntu1.2 |
0.15-2+deb7u3ubuntu0.1 |
mosquittoUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.4, plus listed versions 1.4.3-11.4.4-11.4.7-11.4.8-11.4.8-1build11.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.11.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.21.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 |
1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.4 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00037.html
mosquitto.org/blog/2018/02/security-advisory-cve-2017-7651-cve-2017-7652
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00016.html
bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=530102
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4325
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7652
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-7349-r6vq-ggx3
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7652
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2017-7652
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7652
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7652
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7652
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7650
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