CVE-2017-14227
libbson-xs-perl - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.4%
Description
In MongoDB libbson 1.7.0, the bson_iter_codewscope function in bson-iter.c miscalculates a bson_utf8_validate length argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read in the bson_utf8_validate function in bson-utf8.c), as demonstrated by bson-to-json.c.
How to fix CVE-2017-14227
To remediate CVE-2017-14227, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.8.4-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.8.4-1+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-14227 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.8.4-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 0.8.4-1+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |