CVE-2018-16790

8.1 HIGH

Published: September 10, 2018 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

_bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1627923#c3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver/commit/0d9a4d98bfdf4acd2c0138d4aaeb4e2e0934bd84

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-2819

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1627923#c3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver/commit/0d9a4d98bfdf4acd2c0138d4aaeb4e2e0934bd84

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-2819

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.1 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.4%

62th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

Affected Vendors

mongodb

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