CVE-2024-6381

The bson_strfreev function in the MongoDB C driver library may be susceptible to an integer overflow where the function will try to free memory at a negative offset. This may result in memory corruption. This issue affected libbson versions prior to 1.26.2

CVSS v3 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00027.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:libbson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-07-02 18:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-6381

Mitre link : CVE-2024-6381

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-6381

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mongodb

libbson

CWE

CWE-680

Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow

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