SB2017112820 - Fedora 26 update for mongodb
Published: November 28, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112820
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15535)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input, when the MongoDB database is configured with "networkMessageCompressors" setting enabled. A remote attacker can cause denial of service attack or modify memory contents on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.