vulnerability
MongoDB: CVE-2017-14227: Out-of-bounds Read
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 9, 2017 | Oct 31, 2019 | May 7, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 9, 2017
Added
Oct 31, 2019
Modified
May 7, 2026
Description
In MongoDB libbson 1.7.0, the bson_iter_codewscope function in bson-iter.c miscalculates a bson_utf8_validate length argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the bson_utf8_validate function in bson-utf8.c), as demonstrated by bson-to-json.c.
Solution
mongodb-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-14227
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-14227
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100825
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489355
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489356
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489362
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-5737
- CWE-125
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-5737
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