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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-6494

Assigner-mitre

Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At-03 Oct, 2016 | 18:00

Updated At-06 Aug, 2024 | 01:29

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.

EPSS History

Score

Latest Score

N/A

Percentile

Latest Percentile

N/A

▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:mitre

Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At:03 Oct, 2016 | 18:00

Updated At:06 Aug, 2024 | 01:29

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products

Vendor

n/a

Product

n/a

Versions

Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

CWE ID: N/A

Description: n/a

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/	vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

Hyperlink: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_FEDORA

Hyperlink: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/	vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_FEDORA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

x_transferred

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@mitre.org

Published At:03 Oct, 2016 | 18:59

Updated At:06 May, 2026 | 22:30

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary	2.0	2.1	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Type: Primary

Version: 3.0

Base score: 5.5

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 2.1

Base severity: LOW

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CPE Matches

MongoDB, Inc.

>>mongodb>>Versions before 3.0.15(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

MongoDB, Inc.

>>mongodb>>Versions from 3.2(inclusive) to 3.2.14(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

MongoDB, Inc.

>>mongodb>>Versions from 3.3(inclusive) to 3.3.14(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fedora Project

>>fedora>>25

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-200	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-200

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4	cve@mitre.org	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8	cve@mitre.org	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking Patch
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking Patch
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Mailing List

Third Party Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Mailing List

Third Party Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Third Party Advisory

VDB Entry

Hyperlink: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832908

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Issue Tracking

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362553

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Issue Tracking

Hyperlink: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Issue Tracking

Patch

Hyperlink: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Issue Tracking

Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4