CVE-2016-6494 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553 https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0 https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5