Denial of service in PyMongo



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-5629
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 mongo-python-driver
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor MongoDB, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU98510

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5629

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the bson module. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mongo-python-driver: 4.0 - 4.6.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-4305
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00007.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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