CVE-2024-6381

The bson_strfreev function in the MongoDB C driver library may be susceptible to an integer overflow where the function will try to free memory at a negative offset. This may result in memory corruption. This issue affected libbson versions prior to 1.26.2

CVSS v3 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:libbson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Oct 2025, 13:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622 -~~	() https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:libbson::::::::
First Time		Mongodb libbson Mongodb

21 Nov 2024, 09:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622 -~~	() https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5622 -

03 Jul 2024, 12:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) La función bson_strfreev en la librería del controlador MongoDB C puede ser susceptible a un desbordamiento de enteros donde la función intentará liberar memoria con un desplazamiento negativo. Esto puede provocar daños en la memoria. Este problema afectó a las versiones de Libbson anteriores a la 1.26.2.

02 Jul 2024, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-07-02 18:15

Updated : 2025-10-02 13:47

NVD link : CVE-2024-6381

Mitre link : CVE-2024-6381

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-6381

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mongodb

libbson

CWE

CWE-680

Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow

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