Improper Input Validation Affecting mongodb package, versions [,2.6.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.46% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODB-2371286
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed25 Dec 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-3971  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb to version 2.6.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1