Heap-based buffer overflow in MongoDB driver for C - CVE-2024-6383

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112137

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6383

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the bson_string_append() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

MongoDB driver for C
openEuler
Ubuntu
mongo-c-driver (Ubuntu package)
mongo-c-driver
libbson
libbson-devel
mongo-c-driver-debuginfo
mongo-c-driver-debugsource
mongo-c-driver-devel
mongo-c-driver-help

Install updates from vendor's website.

MongoDB driver for C - update to 1.27.1
mongo-c-driver (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.21.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2+esm1
mongo-c-driver - update to 1.27.4-1
libbson - update to 1.27.4-1
libbson-devel - update to 1.27.4-1
mongo-c-driver-debuginfo - update to 1.27.4-1
mongo-c-driver-debugsource - update to 1.27.4-1
mongo-c-driver-devel - update to 1.27.4-1
mongo-c-driver-help - update to 1.27.4-1

• https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5628
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0001/

• Buffer overflow in MongoDB driver for C
• Ubuntu update for mongo-c-driver
• openEuler update for mongo-c-driver