Vulnerability in MongoDB Libbson
CVE-2024-6381
The bson_strfreev function in the MongoDB C driver library may be susceptible to an integer overflow where the function will try to free memory at a negative offset. This may result in memory corruption. This issue affected libbson versions prior to 1.26.2
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MongoDB Libbson
- MongoDB Inc Libbson — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6381?
- CVE-2024-6381 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MongoDB Libbson, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2024-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6381?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6381 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.