CVE-2017-14227
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.055 · 93 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In MongoDB libbson 1.7.0, the bson_iter_codewscope function in bson-iter.c miscalculates a bson_utf8_validate length argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the bson_utf8_validate function in bson-utf8.c), as demonstrated by bson-to-json.c.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0992MongoDB: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2017-09-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in MongoDB ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (13)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489355cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489356cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489362cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100825cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100825enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489355enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489356enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489362enisa_euvd
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