CVE-2012-6619

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mongodb.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/13 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/2 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0230.html vendor advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769 exploit vendor advisory
http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2012/11/attacking-mongodb.html exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0440.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049748
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/08/9 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6619?
CVE-2012-6619 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6619?
To fix CVE-2012-6619, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-6619 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6619 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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