title: MongoDB client C Driver may infinitely loop when validating certain BSON input data
description: When calling bson_utf8_validate on some inputs a loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached may occur, i.e. an infinite loop. This issue affects All MongoDB C Driver versions prior to versions 1.25.0.
problem types: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: MongoDB C Driver
vendor: MongoDB Inc
versions:
lessThan: 1.25.0, status: affected, version: 1.0.0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 5.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL