High severity · published Nov 14, 2024
CVE-2024-10921
Improper neutralization of null bytes may lead to buffer over-reads in MongoDB Server
8.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authorized user may trigger crashes or receive the contents of buffer over-reads of Server memory by issuing specially crafted requests that construct malformed BSON in the MongoDB Server. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.30 , MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.19, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.15 and MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to and including 8.0.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
5.0 before 5.0.30; 6.0 before 6.0.19; 7.0 before 7.0.15; 8.0 before 8.0.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10921
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10921
Issue Tracking
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-96419
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