mongodb: Unauthenticated remote DoS via memory exhaustion
Published Apr 14, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
mongod in MongoDB 2.6, when using 2.4-style users, and 2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process termination) by leveraging in-memory database representation when authenticating against a non-existent database.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6
mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mongodb26-mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mongodb30upg-mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mongodb32-mongodb
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage Console 2
mongodb
Affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
mongodb
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mongodb26-mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mongodb30upg-mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mongodb32-mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 | mongodb | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | mongodb | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 84.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 82.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 77.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.74% (0.04735) | 81.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 77.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 74.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 73.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 70.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3104 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3104
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3104
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94929 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3104 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324496 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-24378 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3104 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3104 |
Change history (0)
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