VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6494
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- mongodb/mongodb · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.