CVE-2020-7928

Improper neutralization of null byte leads to read overrun

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Nov 23, 2020
Updated: Sep 17, 2024
Reserved: Jan 23, 2020

Description

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger a read overrun and access arbitrary memory by issuing specially crafted queries. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.1; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.20 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.20.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	mongodb

Weaknesses

CWE-158 Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character

Affected Products

Product	Versions
MongoDB ServerMongoDB Inc.	4.4 to before 4.4.1Affected 4.2 to before 4.2.9Affected 4.0 to before 4.0.20Affected 3.6 to before 3.6.20Affected

References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49404

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