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Debian: CVE-2016-6494: mongodb -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-6494: mongodb -- security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-mongodb

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