SB2020112512 - Multiple vulnerabilities in MongoDB
Published: November 25, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7925)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the role name parser. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7928)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes NUL characters or null bytes when they are sent to a downstream component. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger a read overrun and access arbitrary memory by issuing specially crafted queries.
3) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7926)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a component cannot deal with an exception correctly. A remote authenticated attacker can use a specially crafted query and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.