CVE-2016-3104 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representation when authenticating against a non-existent database.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mongodb	Mongodb	2.4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-3104?

CVE-2016-3104 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representat...

How severe is CVE-2016-3104?

CVE-2016-3104 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-3104?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mongodb Mongodb.