# CVE-2012-6619: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can crash the database or read system memory via a crafted BSON object in an insert command.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gm2-h58c-936h, MGASA-2014-0083, MINI-3g2q-q5mq-2gq6, MINI-vrpx-8cqf-pgwp, RHSA-2014:0230

## What is CVE-2012-6619?

CVE-2012-6619 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb, published on 6 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration for MongoDB before 2.3.2 does not validate objects, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read system memory via a crafted BSON object in the column name in an insert command, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6619?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `libmongodb` | Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2.4-4.el6ost |
| `mongodb` | Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2.4-4.el6ost |
| `mongodb-debuginfo` | Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2.4-4.el6ost |
| `mongodb-server` | Red Hat:openstack:4::el6 | All versions | 0:2.2.4-4.el6ost |

Products: Mongodb Mongodb.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6619?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-6619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mongodb Mongodb

- [CVE-2025-14847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14847/): MongoDB and MongoDB Server Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency (high 8.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-82067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82067/): Auth bypass in MongoDB Server (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-13072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13072/): MongoDB Improper Input Validation in Compute Mode External Data Processing Leading to Memory Corruption (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2017-15535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15535/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-18691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18691/): Improper Authentication in MongoDB Intra-Cluster Connections Allows Credential Exposure (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6619 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6619 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mongodb Mongodb, published on 6 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mongodb Mongodb. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6619/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6619/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6619
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6619
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6619

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6619/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.