CVE-2024-10921
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An authorized user may trigger crashes or receive the contents of buffer over-reads of Server memory by issuing specially crafted requests that construct malformed BSON in the MongoDB Server. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.30 , MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.19, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.15 and MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to and including 8.0.2.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (24)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-3471MongoDB: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-11-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in MongoDB ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-mongodb-2024-10921Improper neutralization of null bytes may lead to buffer over-reads in MongoDB Server2025-10-02vendor · osvUS
An authorized user may trigger crashes or receive the contents of buffer over-reads of Server memory by issuing specially crafted requests that construct malformed BSON in the MongoDB Server. This issue affects MongoDB Server v5.0 versions prior to 5.0.30 , MongoDB Server v6.0 versions prior to 6.0.19, MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.15 and MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to and including 8.0.2.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
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- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-96419Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10921cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/MongoDB-Server-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-Null-Bytes-45663cnnvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-96419enisa_euvd
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-96419Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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