CVE-2018-20802

Post-auth queries on compound index may crash mongod

Published Nov 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries with compound indexes affecting QueryPlanner. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.9 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.3.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13344 A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries with compound indexes affecting QueryPlanner. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.9 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.3.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8064-1 MongoDB vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries with compound indexes affecting QueryPlanner. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.9 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.3. A user authorized to perform database queries may trigger denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries with compound indexes affecting QueryPlanner. This issue affects MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.9 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.3.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mongodb
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:26 AM
Reserved
Mar 15, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 23, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 23, 2020, 12:00 AM