CVE-2017-14227 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in MongoDB's libbson 1.7.0, specifically within the bson_iter_codewscope function, affecting MongoDB products. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by miscalculating a length argument during UTF-8 validation. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. Despite its severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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