Vulnerability identifier: #VU38340
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
MongoDB
Server applications /
Database software
libbson
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: MongoDB, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in In MongoDB libbson 1.7.0, the bson_iter_codewscope function in bson-iter.c miscalculates a bson_utf8_validate length argument, which. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the bson_utf8_validate function in bson-utf8.c), as demonstrated by bson-to-json.c.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
MongoDB: 1.7.0
libbson: 1.7.0
External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100825
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489355
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489356
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489362
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.