#VU87868 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in MongoDB - CVE-2021-32036
Published: March 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87868
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32036
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MongoDB
MongoDB
Software vendor:
MongoDB, Inc.
MongoDB, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can repeatedly invoke the features command where at a high volume may lead to resource depletion or generate high lock contention to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.