VDB-227050 · CVE-2015-4411 · BID 75045

MongoDB bson-ruby up to 3.0.3 ObjecId.legal resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MongoDB bson-ruby up to 3.0.3. Affected is the function Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-4411. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MongoDB bson-ruby up to 3.0.3 (Database Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal? method in mongodb/bson-ruby before 3.0.4 as used in rubygem-moped allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker resource consumption) via a crafted string. NOTE: This issue is due to an incomplete fix to CVE-2015-4410.

The weakness was published 04/21/2023. The advisory is available at sakurity.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4411 since 06/06/2015. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at lists.fedoraproject.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124005 (Fedora Security Update for rubygem-moped (FEDORA-2015-11138)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 75045†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: bson-ruby 3.0.4
Patch: 976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999

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06/06/2015 🔍
04/21/2023 +2876 days 🔍
04/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2024 +583 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-4411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227050
SecurityFocus: 75045

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2023 22:32
Updated: 11/24/2024 10:58
Changes: 04/21/2023 22:32 (63), 05/15/2023 14:55 (1), 11/24/2024 10:58 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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