CVE-2020-7925
Denial of Service when processing malformed Role names
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.7%
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; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9.
How to fix CVE-2020-7925
To remediate CVE-2020-7925, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.2.9 or later
Is CVE-2020-7925 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |