CVE-2020-7923

Specific GeoQuery can cause DoS against MongoDB Server

Published Aug 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
A user authorized to perform database queries may cause denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which violate an invariant in the query subsystem's support for geoNear. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc7; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.8 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.19.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2344-1 mongodb security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-28854 A user authorized to perform database queries may cause denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which violate an invariant in the query subsystem's support for geoNear. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc7; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.8 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.19.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A user authorized to perform database queries may cause denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which violate an invariant in the query subsystem's support for geoNear. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc7; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.8 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.19. A user authorized to perform database queries may cause denial of service by issuing specially crafted queries, which violate an invariant in the query subsystem's support for geoNear. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc7; MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.8 and MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.19.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mongodb
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:27 AM
Reserved
Jan 23, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 21, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 24, 2020, 12:00 AM