CVE-2012-4287

wireshark: DoS via excessive CPU consumption in MongoDB dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-14)

Published Aug 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4231 epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 16, 2012, 10:38 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 15, 2012, 12:00 AM