CVE-2013-3969 (GCVE-0-2013-3969)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:24
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Summary
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid RefDB object.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2339 records in the last 180 days details
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