SB2018071033 - Input validation error in MongoDB, js-bson
Published: July 10, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018071033
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13863)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The MongoDB bson JavaScript module (also known as js-bson) versions 0.5.0 to 1.0.x before 1.0.5 is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lib/bson/decimal128.js. The flaw is triggered when the Decimal128.fromString() function is called to parse a long untrusted string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.