USN-4812-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4812-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4812-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4812-1
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Published
2021-03-15T21:45:46.742545Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:31:31.026904Z
Summary
libbson vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14227)

It was discovered that libbson incorrectly handled certain specially crafted bson buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16790)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libbson

Package

Name
libbson
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbson@1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-1.0-0",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-1.0-0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libbson

Package

Name
libbson
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbson@1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.0-1
1.8.1-1
1.9.0-1
1.9.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-1.0-0",
            "binary_version": "1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-1.0-0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbson-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}