CVE-2023-33660
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NanoMQ 0.17.2. The vulnerability can be triggered...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-33660- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-33660- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37816
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37816- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7qc-364p-36r6
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NanoMQ 0.17.2. The vulnerability can be triggered...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f7qc-364p-36r6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-33660- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33660 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Emqx Nanomq, published June 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.