CVE-2024-6383 MongoDB C Driver bson_string_append may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow
A buffer overflow in the MongoDB C Driver's bson_string_append function allows attackers to corrupt heap memory, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-6383?
CVE-2024-6383 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in MongoDB Inc libbson, published on 3 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The bson_string_append function in MongoDB C Driver may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow where the function might attempt to allocate too small of buffer and may lead to memory corruption of neighbouring heap memory. This issue affects libbson versions prior to 1.27.1
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6383?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6383?
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-2024-6383 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6383 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6383, GHSA-w25p-2jj3-j5vr, OESA-2024-1880, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6383.