CVE-2024-5629

Out-of-bounds read in bson module of PyMongo

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 5, 2024 at 02:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:16 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxPython DriverPyMongo

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An out-of-bounds read in the 'bson' module of PyMongo 4.6.2 or earlier allows deserialization of malformed BSON provided by a Server to raise an exception which may contain arbitrary application memory.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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