PT-2020-5936 · Mongodb · Mongodb Cloud Manager+3

Published 2020-10-07 · Updated 2020-10-07

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: MongoDB Cloud Manager, MongoDB Ops Manager, MongoDB Atlas Legacy Backups, and MongoDB (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to the improper handling of mismatched special elements in the backup snapshot functionality of the mentioned MongoDB management platforms. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, resulting in "invalid tar header" error messages when loading a backup snapshot using the mongod daemon.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-168

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02066

Affected Products

Mongodb

Mongodb Atlas Legacy Backups

Mongodb Cloud Manager

Mongodb Ops Manager

References · 2

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02066 · Security Note
• https://mongodb.com/alerts/critical-alert-mongodb-snapshot-corruption-oct-2020 · Note