Denial of Service when processing malformed Role names
CVE-2020-7925

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
MongoDB
Status
Mongodb Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 November 2020

Summary

Incorrect validation of user input in the role name parser may lead to use of uninitialized memory allowing an unauthenticated attacker to use a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc12; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9.

Affected Version(s)

MongoDB Server 4.2 < 4.2.9

MongoDB Server 4.4 < 4.4.0-rc12

References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49142
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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