FKIE_CVE-2013-3969

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-10-01 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:56
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/54170Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10
cve@mitre.orghttps://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/54170Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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
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