UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3971

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3971
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3971.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3971
Upstream
  • CVE-2014-3971
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:02Z
Published
2014-12-25T11:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:32:01Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / mongodb

Package

Name
mongodb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5
1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6
1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1
1:2.4.8-2
1:2.4.9-1
1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mongodb",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mongodb-clients",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mongodb-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mongodb-server",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3971.json"