Bug 1934765 (CVE-2018-25004) - CVE-2018-25004 mongodb: Denial of service through generic explain command on a find query
Summary: CVE-2018-25004 mongodb: Denial of service through generic explain command on ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2018-25004
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Depends On: 1940520 1944735
Blocks: 1934768
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Reported: 2021-03-03 19:33 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2023-07-24 22:55 UTC (History)
12 users (show)

Fixed In Version: mongodb 3.6.11, mongodb 4.0.6, mongodb 4.1.7
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An improper input validation flaw causing a denial-of-service found in MongoDB. An attacker can perform a specific type of query which issues a generic explain command on a find query causing denial-of-service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the system availability.
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-03-03 19:33:29 UTC 
A user authorized to performing a specific type of query may trigger a denial of service by issuing a generic explain command on a find query. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.6; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.11.

References:

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-38275
Comment 1 Riccardo Schirone 2021-03-18 15:13:49 UTC 
Upstream patches:
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/722f06f3217c029ef9c50062c8cc775966fd7ead [master]
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/d315547544d7146b93a8e6e94cc4b88cd0d19c95 [v4.0]
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/5c7c6729c37514760fd34da462b6961a2e385417 [v3.6]
Comment 3 Yadnyawalk Tale 2021-03-30 15:07:22 UTC 
External References:

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-38275
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