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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-0437
MongoDB client C Driver may infinitely loop when validating certain BSON input data
Vulnerability Description
When calling bson_utf8_validate on some inputs a loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached may occur, i.e. an infinite loop. This issue affects All MongoDB C Driver versions prior to versions 1.25.0.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- selmelc
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Affected Vendor
MongoDB Inc
View all reports →Affected Software
MongoDB C Driver
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 12th, 2024
Last Modified:
November 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L