# CVE-2018-12543: In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a message is published to Mosquitto that has a topic starting with $, but that is n

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Mosquitto: from 1.5; through 1.5.2

## Description

In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a message is published to Mosquitto that has a topic starting with $, but that is not $SYS, e.g. $test/test, then an assert is triggered that should otherwise not be reachable and Mosquitto will exit.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539295

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