Bug 2258460 (CVE-2023-0437)

Summary: CVE-2023-0437 mongo-c-driver: bson_utf8_validate on some inputs leads to an infinite loop
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
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When calling bson_utf8_validate on some inputs a loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached may occur, i.e. an infinite loop. This issue affects All MongoDB C Driver versions prior to versions 1.25.0.
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Description Rohit Keshri 2024-01-15 13:35:07 UTC
When calling bson_utf8_validate on some inputs a loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached may occur, i.e. an infinite loop. This issue affects All MongoDB C Driver versions prior to versions 1.25.0.

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-4747

Comment 1 Rohit Keshri 2024-01-15 13:35:42 UTC
Created mongo-c-driver tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2258461]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2258462]