#VU11131 Improper input validation in BSON Ruby driver - CVE-2015-4412
Published: March 16, 2018 / Updated: March 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11131
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4412
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BSON Ruby driver
BSON Ruby driver
Software vendor:
MongoDB, Inc.
MongoDB, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition or inject arbitrary data on the target system.
The weakness exists in the legal? function due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted string, cause the service to crash or inject arbitrary data.
The weakness exists in the legal? function due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted string, cause the service to crash or inject arbitrary data.
Remediation
Update to version 3.0.4.