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MongoDB 3.4 < 3.4.22, 3.6 < 3.6.14, 4.0 < 4.0.11, 4.1 < 4.1.14 DoS Vulnerability - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
MongoDB is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init.
Affected Software
Affected Software
MongoDB versions 3.4 prior to 3.4.22, 3.6 prior to 3.6.14, 4.0 prior to 4.0.11 and 4.1 prior to 4.1.14.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 3.4.22, 3.6.14, 4.0.11, 4.1.14 or later.