CVE-2016-6494

Description

The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0 issue tracking patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204 vdb entry third party advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335 issue tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/ vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6494?
CVE-2016-6494 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6494?
To fix CVE-2016-6494, 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-2016-6494 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6494 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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