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MongoDB: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') (CVE-2018-20803)

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MongoDB: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') (CVE-2018-20803)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/23/2020
Created
12/05/2020
Added
12/04/2020
Modified
12/04/2020

Description

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which loop indefinitely in mathematics processing while retaining locks. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.5; v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.10; v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.19.

Solution(s)

  • mongodb-upgrade-3_4_19
  • mongodb-upgrade-3_6_10
  • mongodb-upgrade-4_0_5

References

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