GLSA 201611-13: MongoDB: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | MongoDB: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 11/20/2016 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201611-13 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in MongoDB can lead to a Denial of Service condition.Background
MongoDB (from “humongous”) is a scalable, high-performance, open source, schema-free, document-oriented database.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-db/mongodb | < 2.4.13 | >= 2.4.13 | All supported architectures |
Description
MongoDB’s ‘mongod’ server fails to validate some cases of malformed BSON.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted BSON request possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All MongoDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mongodb-2.4.13"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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