Input validation error in MongoDB - CVE-2014-3971
Published: December 25, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40990
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3971
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MongoDB, Inc.
Affected software:
MongoDB
MongoDB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3971
Install update from vendor's website.