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CVE-2012-6619
The default configuration for MongoDB before 2.3.2 does not validate objects, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of…
Medium6.4EPSS 3.9%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- [oss-security] 20140107 Re: MongoDB memory over-read via incorrect BSON object length (was: [HITB-Announce] HITB Magazine Issue 10 Out Now) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140107 MongoDB memory over-read via incorrect BSON object length (was: [HITB-Announce] HITB Magazine Issue 10 Out Now) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:0230 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2012/11/attacking-mongodb.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:0440 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049748 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140108 Re: MongoDB memory over-read via incorrect BSON object length (was: [HITB-Announce] HITB Magazine Issue 10 Out Now) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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