CVE-2016-3104
mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representation when authenticating against a non-existent…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representation when authenticating against a non-existent database.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.49% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- mongodb/mongodb
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.