Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting mongo-c-driver package, versions [,1.27.1)
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- published8 May 2025
- disclosed3 Jul 2024
- creditKarman Liu
Introduced: 3 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-6383 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade mongo-c-driver to version 1.27.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the bson_string_append() function. An attacker can corrupt neighboring heap memory.