cve/2016/CVE-2016-10523.md

### [CVE-2016-10523](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10523)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=mqtt-packet%20node%20module&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Denial%20of%20Service%20(CWE-400)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

MQTT before 3.4.6 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows specifically crafted MQTT packets to crash the application, making a DoS attack feasible with very little bandwidth.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/mqttjs/mqtt-packet/pull/8

#### Github
- https://github.com/ThingzDefense/IoT-Flock