Vulnerability in MongoDB
CVE-2013-3969
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid RefDB object.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.101 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.101 · newest: 0.101 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MongoDB — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10 (mailing-list)
- blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/
- secunia.com/advisories/54170 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/ (Vendor Advisory)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-3969?
- CVE-2013-3969 is a vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under CWE-399. Published 2013-10-01.
- Is CVE-2013-3969 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.