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CVE-2018-13863

Published: Jul 10, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-noinfo

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

The MongoDB bson JavaScript module (also known as js-bson) versions 0.5.0 to 1.0.x before 1.0.5 is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lib/bson/decimal128.js. The flaw is triggered when the Decimal128.fromString() function is called to parse a long untrusted string.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

js-bson mongodb Databases

bson npm OSS Libraries

mongodbcommercialUSDatabases

npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/mongodb/js-bson/commit/bd61c45157c53a1698ff23770160cf4783e9ea4a

https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:bson:20180225

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13863

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Timeline

Published

Jul 10, 2018

Last Updated

Nov 21, 2024

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