CVE-2014-3971
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.015 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (3)
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251bcnnvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753cnnvd
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251benisa_euvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251bnvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753Vendor Advisorynvd
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