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FKIE_CVE-2013-2132

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-08-15 17:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:52
Severity
Summary
bson/_cbsonmodule.c in the mongo-python-driver (aka. pymongo) before 2.5.2, as used in MongoDB, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to decoding of an "invalid DBRef."
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710597
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00180.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/447
secalert@redhat.comhttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1897-1Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2705
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/93804
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60252
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/a060c15ef87e0f0e72974c7c0e57fe811bbd06a2Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-532
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710597
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00180.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/447
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1897-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/93804
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60252
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/a060c15ef87e0f0e72974c7c0e57fe811bbd06a2Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-532
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mongodb mongodb *
mongodb mongodb 1.2.0
mongodb mongodb 1.4.0
mongodb mongodb 1.6.0
mongodb mongodb 1.8.0
mongodb mongodb 2.0.0
mongodb mongodb 2.2.0
mongodb mongodb 2.4.0
mongodb mongodb 2.4.1
mongodb mongodb 2.4.2
mongodb mongodb 2.4.3
mongodb mongodb 2.4.4
mongodb mongodb 2.4.5
mongodb mongodb 2.5.0
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.04
opensuse opensuse 12.3
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