Description
The default configuration for MongoDB before 2.3.2 does not validate objects, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read system memory via a crafted BSON object in the column name in an insert command, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.4/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2012/11/attacking-mongodb.htmlExploit
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0230.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0440.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/08/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049748
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2012/11/attacking-mongodb.htmlExploit
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0230.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0440.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/08/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049748
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 6, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified