CVE-2016-6494
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6494
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-10-03T18:59:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-11-28T13:04:04
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.15 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.2 | 3.2.14 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.3 | 3.3.14 |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553 | Issue Tracking |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908 | Issue Tracking |
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0 | Issue Tracking Patch |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6494 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6494 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:10:38 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:26:39 | 2016-10-03T18:59Z | 2016-10-03T18:59:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:26:39 | 2017-11-28T13:04:04 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:26:39 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |