MongoDB before 2.4.13 and 2.6.x before 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
MongoDB before 2.4.13 and 2.6.x before 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted UTF-8 string in a BSON request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02757 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4.12 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.1 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.2 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.3 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.4 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.5 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.6 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
| cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.7 | Vulnerable | MongoDB |
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.12 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.6 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
- cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.7 Vulnerable ·MongoDB
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.2 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpxf-9vr8-jf96
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-1609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1609 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpxf-9vr8-jf96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-1609 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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