NanoMQ vulnerabilities

NanoMQ before version 0.24.4 has a buffer overflow vulnerability when PUBLISH packets trigger both shared and vanilla subscriptions. This is fixed in version 0.24.4.

In NanoMQ MQTT broker prior to 0.24.14, the nmq_subinfo_decode() function reuses the length variable from the outer Properties Length while parsing each subscription identifier. A remote client can send a SUBSCRIBE packet with a multi-byte Properties Length and repeated subscription identifiers, causing a read beyond the heap message buffer. The issue is fixed in version 0.24.14.

A vulnerability in NanoMQ before 0.24.14 in the client function nni_mqtt_msg_decode_unsubscribe() fails to handle a failed read while counting topics in a malformed UNSUBSCRIBE packet. This can hang a connecting MQTT 3.1.1 client, consume CPU and memory, and repeatedly deny service when auto-reconnect is enabled.

NanoMQ, an MQTT broker, prior to 0.24.14 has an MQTT v5 property decoder that walks the entire linked list for each property added, resulting in O(N²) complexity. A remote unauthenticated client can send a PUBLISH or SUBSCRIBE packet with many User Properties, causing excessive CPU usage and broker unresponsiveness.

In nanomq versions 0.24.11 and earlier, a NULL pointer dereference in `properties_parse()` allows an authenticated attacker to crash the NanoMQ broker by sending a POST request to `/api/v4/mqtt/publish` with `user_properties` as a JSON array instead of a JSON object. The crash occurs because `strlen()` is called on a NULL `item->string` pointer when iterating over array elements.

In nanomq versions 0.24.11 and earlier, a NULL pointer dereference in nni_mqttv5_msg_decode_connect allows a malicious MQTT broker to crash any connecting NanoMQ MQTTv5 client (including bridge mode) with a single packet, causing remote denial of service via SIGSEGV. The issue occurs because the code uses variable 'prop' instead of 'will_prop' when iterating over CONNECT properties.

NanoMQ contains a protocol-semantics flaw in its MQTT v5 SUBSCRIBE handling. If a subscription entry is missing the final 1-byte Subscription Options field, the broker may accept the malformed packet and install the subscription. Under specific conditions, the same parser flaw also causes a 1-byte out-of-bounds read detected by ASAN as a heap-buffer-overflow.

A vulnerability in NanoMQ version 0.24.9 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the nni_qos_db_set function in the broker_tcp.c component.

In NanoMQ MQTT Broker version 0.24.8 and earlier, quic_stream_recv can dereference a null substream pointer when a substream is in reopen state. The code finishes the AIO with error but does not return before locking c->mtx, potentially leading to crashes or other issues.

NanoMQ MQTT Broker before version 0.24.14 has a type confusion vulnerability during dialer close. This leads to incorrect object interpretation and may cause hang or crash.

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in NanoMQ MQTT Broker versions 0.24.10 and below during high-concurrency reconnect traffic. Causes broker crash (DoS) without authentication. Fixed in version 0.24.11.

NanoMQ before version 0.24.10 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the hook_work_cb() function in webhook_inproc.c. The cJSON_Parse function reads data from a buffer without a guaranteed null terminator, potentially accessing memory beyond the allocated buffer.

Prior to version 0.24.2, NanoMQ MQTT Broker has a classic data race issue about the subscription info list, which could result in a heap use-after-free crash.

NanoMQ version 0.16.5 is vulnerable to heap-use-after-free in the nano_ctx_send function of nmq_mqtt.c.

NanoMQ version 0.17.5 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the conn_handler function of mqtt_parser.c when processing malformed messages.

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in NanoMQ version 0.17.2. It can be triggered by calling the function nni_mqtt_msg_get_publish_property() in the file mqtt_msg.c, leading to improper data tracing.

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NanoMQ version 0.17.2. It can be triggered by calling the function copyn_str() in the file mqtt_parser.c.

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NanoMQ version 0.17.2. It can be triggered by calling the function nni_msg_get_pub_pid() in the file message.c.

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NanoMQ version 0.17.2. It can be triggered by calling the function nmq_subinfo_decode() in the file mqtt_parser.c.

A memory leak vulnerability exists in NanoMQ version 0.17.2. The issue is located in the file message.c and could be exploited by an attacker to perform a denial of service attack by consuming all available memory resources.