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
2025-10-13T04:35:24Z
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-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4812-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-14227",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-16790",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

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-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4812-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-16790",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}