Resource management error in MongoDB - CVE-2013-3969
Published: October 1, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42507
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3969
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid RefDB object.
Affected software
MongoDB
How to mitigate CVE-2013-3969
Install update from vendor's website.