Vigil@nce - MongoDB Server: denial of service via RoleName-parseFromBSON
January 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: MongoDB Server.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on service.
Provenance: internet client.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 24/11/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a fatal error via RoleName::parseFromBSON()
of MongoDB Server, in order to trigger a denial of service.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/MongoDB-Server-denial-of-service-via-RoleName-parseFromBSON-33964