Improper input validation in MongoDB
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 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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MongoDB — versions 1.2.0, 1.4.0, 1.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/13 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/2 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0230.html (vendor-advisory)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- blog.ptsecurity.com/2012/11/attacking-mongodb.html (Exploit)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0440.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/08/9 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6619?
- CVE-2012-6619 is a vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-03-06.
- Is CVE-2012-6619 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.