CVE-2023-0437
MongoDB client C Driver may infinitely loop when validating certain BSON input data
02 Description
MongoDB client C Driver may infinitely loop when validating certain BSON input data
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-01-12 13:33Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 19:27Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-01-23
- Assigning CNA
- mongodb
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c32aae244816ee78120e064e8d0a835be96222071c48df5143105035c22ecfef
05 Affected products
06 References
- jira.mongodb.orghttps://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-4747
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GUVOAFZFSYTNBF6R7H4XJM5DHWBRQ6P/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00027.html
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libbson-xs-perl Fixed in 0.8.4-2+deb12u1
- mongo-c-driver Fixed in 1.23.1-1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mongo-c-driver Fixed in 1.25.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mongo-c-driver Fixed in 1.25.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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