Infinite loop in MongoDB driver for C - CVE-2023-0437
Published: January 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85419
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0437
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MongoDB, Inc.
Affected software:
MongoDB driver for C
MongoDB driver for C
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when calling the bson_utf8_validate() function on some inputs. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-0437
Install updates from vendor's website.