CVE-2019-20925 HIGH

CVE-2019-20925: Denial of service via malformed network packet

Vendor Mongodb Inc.
Product MongoDB Server
Weakness CWE-839
Published November 24, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An unauthenticated client can trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted wire protocol messages, which cause the message decompressor to incorrectly allocate memory. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.1; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.13; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.15 and MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.24.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 24, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated