Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting mongodb/mongo-c-driver package, versions [,1.27.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MONGODBMONGOCDRIVER-7430238
  • published8 Jul 2024
  • disclosed3 Jul 2024
  • creditKarman Liu

Introduced: 3 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mongodb/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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1