Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-3104
mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representation when authenticating against a non-existent database.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-3104
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2016-3104
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
27017
IPs affected by CVE-2016-3104 99
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3104
0.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3104
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-3104
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-3104
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496
1324496 – (CVE-2016-3104) CVE-2016-3104 mongodb: Unauthenticated remote DoS via memory exhaustionIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929
MongoDB CVE-2016-3104 Remote Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378
[SERVER-24378] Authenticating against non-existent database with 2.4 style users should not create database in memory - MongoDBVendor Advisory
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