CVE-2012-6619

N/A Unknown
Published: March 06, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2012/11/attacking-mongodb.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0230.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0440.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/08/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-7769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mongodb