SB2016100303 - Information disclosure in MongoDB
Published: October 3, 2016 Updated: July 23, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100303
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6494)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/