| Name | CVE-2014-3971 |
| Description | The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mongodb (PTS) | jessie | 1:2.4.10-5+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1:3.2.11-2+deb9u2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mongodb | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- mongodb <not-affected> (X.509 certifictate authentication introduced in 2.6.x)
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b