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CVE-2016-6494 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908 CVEIssue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553 CVEIssue Tracking
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335 CVEIssue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/ CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mongodb mongodb
< 3.0.15
>= 3.2, < 3.2.14
>= 3.3, < 3.3.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora
25

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6494
NVD Published Date:
Oct 3, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-6494 Details - Not Deferred