CVE-2014-3971
N/A
Published: December 25, 2014 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMongoDB
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251bx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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