CVE-2020-7928CWE-158

Improper neutralization of null byte leads to read overrun

Medium · published November 23, 2020

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
73.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger a read overrun and access arbitrary memory by issuing specially crafted queries. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.1; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.20 and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.20.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01442 · 73.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-158 · Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
Published
2020-11-23T16:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 NOV 16:35Z
    Improper neutralization of null byte leads to read overrun
    cvelistv5