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CVE-2017-14227 Details

Description

In MongoDB libbson 1.7.0, the bson_iter_codewscope function in bson-iter.c miscalculates a bson_utf8_validate length argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the bson_utf8_validate function in bson-utf8.c), as demonstrated by bson-to-json.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489355 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489356 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489362 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100825 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mongodb mongodb
1.7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14227
NVD Published Date:
Sep 9, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14227 Details - Not Deferred