Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libbson package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBBSON-460658
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed10 Sept 2018

Introduced: 10 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16790  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 libbson.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libbson package and not the libbson package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

_bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.