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CVE-2024-6381

MongoDB C Driver bson_strfreev may be susceptible to integer overflow

Published: Jul 2, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-680
4.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The bson_strfreev function in the MongoDB C driver library may be susceptible to an integer overflow where the function will try to free memory at a negative offset. This may result in memory corruption. This issue affected libbson versions prior to 1.26.2

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-680

Affected Products

MongoDB Inc.
commercial·USaka mongodb ops manager, mongodb server, mongodb
MongoDB C DriverMixed
Databases / nosql
libbsonOn-premLibrary
Databases / cache-message-queue
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.mongodb.com/resources/products/mongodb-security-bulletins
mongodb.com
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622
jira.mongodb.org
https://vuldb.com/?id.270258
vuldb.com
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