VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-3971

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-12-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references