CVE-2016-3104

Description

mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representation when authenticating against a non-existent database.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.24% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mongodb.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496 issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929 vdb entry third party advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3104?
CVE-2016-3104 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3104?
To fix CVE-2016-3104, 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-2016-3104 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3104 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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