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CVE-2017-14227
In MongoDB libbson 1.7.0, the bson_iter_codewscope function in bson-iter.c miscalculates...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
mongodb
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 9th, 2017
Last Modified:
November 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.