usn-8160-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-04-09 13:11
Modified
2026-04-09 13:11
Summary
mongodb vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that MongoDB incorrectly handled length parameters in zlib-compressed network messages prior to authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MongoDB to allocate an oversized memory buffer, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information.

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