CVE-2018-16790 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in libbson allows attackers to cause denial of service or read sensitive memory via crafted BSON data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16790?
CVE-2018-16790 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
_bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mongodb Libbson.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16790?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-16790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16790, GHSA-vmg6-94hc-5vqp, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16790.