Description
_bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.
Published: 2018-09-10
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4160-1 libbson-xs-perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8590 _bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4812-1 libbson vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:25:21.191Z

Reserved: 2018-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16790

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-10T05:29:00.250

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:15:41.930

Link: CVE-2018-16790

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16790 - Bugzilla

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