CVE-2014-3971 — 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

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MEDIUM

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

Published Dec 25, 2014

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.46%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.46% 0.01455

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01455

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.46% (0.01455)	72.51th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.46% (0.01455)	69.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 21, 2025	1.86% (0.01859)	82.21th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	0.67% (0.00669)	69.61th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.30% (0.00298)	70.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.30% (0.00298)	68.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 27, 2023	0.30% (0.00298)	64.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.25% (0.00252)	61.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (2)

https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b		x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 25, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 4, 2014

Link CVE-2014-3971

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-3971

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-3971