MongoDB PyMongo up to 4.6.2 BSON out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MongoDB PyMongo up to 4.6.2. This affects an unknown function of the component BSON Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-5629. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MongoDB PyMongo up to 4.6.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component BSON Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read in the 'bson' module of PyMongo 4.6.2 or earlier allows deserialization of malformed BSON provided by a Server to raise an exception which may contain arbitrary application memory.

The advisory is shared for download at jira.mongodb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5629 since 06/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237687 (RHEL 8 : python36:3.6 (RHSA-2025:8419)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.6.3 or 4.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (237687). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 8.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237687
Nessus Name: RHEL 8 : python36:3.6 (RHSA-2025:8419)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PyMongo 4.6.3/4.7.0

Timelineinfo

06/04/2024 🔍
06/05/2024 +1 days 🔍
06/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +363 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jira.mongodb.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267176

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2024 16:48
Updated: 06/03/2025 19:49
Changes: 06/05/2024 16:48 (64), 06/06/2024 13:43 (1), 06/19/2024 03:36 (11), 03/26/2025 04:30 (4), 06/03/2025 19:49 (2)
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