VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-20925

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-11-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An unauthenticated client can trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted wire protocol messages, which cause the message decompressor to incorrectly allocate memory. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.1; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.13; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.15 and MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.24.

Weakness classification

  • cna@mongodb.com: CWE-839
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-697

Primary references