Improper input validation in MongoDB
CVE-2015-1609
MongoDB before 2.4.13 and 2.6.x before 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted UTF-8 string in a BSON request.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MongoDB — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152493.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-13 (vendor-advisory)
- www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPC3
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034466 (vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153690.html (vendor-advisory)
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-17264
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1609?
- CVE-2015-1609 is a vulnerability in MongoDB, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2015-03-30.
- Is CVE-2015-1609 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.