Check Point Advisories

Eclipse Mosquitto Denial-of-Service (CVE-2018-12543)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2785
Date Published:	20 Aug 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 09 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-12543
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Eclipse Mosquitto 1.5.0 and later, 1.5.2 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Eclipse Mosquitto. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Eclipse Mosquitto Denial-of-Service (CVE-2018-12543) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Eclipse Mosquitto Denial-of-Service (CVE-2018-12543)