CVE-2014-3971

The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-12-25 11:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-3971

Mitre link : CVE-2014-3971

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-3971

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mongodb

mongodb

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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