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.
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DLA-4160-1 | libbson-xs-perl security update |
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EUVD-2017-5737 | 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. |
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USN-4812-1 | libbson vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:20:41.284Z
Reserved: 2017-09-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-14227

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-09-09T08:29:00.287
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-14227


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