Unscored severity · published Oct 1, 2013
CVE-2013-3969
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and…
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CVSS
10.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The find prototype in scripting/engine_v8.h in MongoDB 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid RefDB object.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.1% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
MongoDB · MongoDB
2.4.0; 2.4.1; 2.4.2; 2.4.3; 2.4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3969
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3969
blog.scrt.ch
http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/06/04/mongodb-rce-by-databasespraying/
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54170
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mongodb.org/about/alerts/
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/30/10
jira.mongodb.org
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-9878
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