CVE-2020-7925

HIGH

MongoDB Server <4.4.0-rc12, <4.2.9 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Description

Incorrect validation of user input in the role name parser may lead to use of uninitialized memory allowing an unauthenticated attacker to use a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc12; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49142

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0166

EPSS Percentile 73.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20 CWE-475

Status published

Products (2)

mongodb/mongodb 4.4.0 rc1 (11 CPE variants)

mongodb/mongodb 4.2.0 - 4.2.9

Published Nov 23, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026