CVE-2016-3104 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MongoDB versions 2.6 (when using 2.4-style users) and 2.4. It allows remote attackers to consume excessive memory and terminate the mongod process by authenticating against a non-existent database, leveraging an in-memory database representation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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