CVE-2016-6494
N/A
Published: October 3, 2016 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraMongoDB
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 3.0.153.2 ≤ v < 3.2.143.3 ≤ v < 3.3.14
Affected range stops below 3.0.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.3.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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