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MongoDB BSON Message Handling Remote Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Databases
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with MongoDB and is prone to remote denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Flaw is due to error in mongod that is triggered when handling a specially crafted BSON message.
Affected Software
Affected Software
MongoDB version 2.4.12 and earlier, 2.6.7 and earlier, and 3.0.0-rc8 on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to MongoDB version 2.4.13 or 2.6.8 or 3.0.0-rc9 or later.