CVE-2016-6494

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6494
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-03 18:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mongodb Mongodb All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
mongodb-clients CVE-2016-6494 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
#832908 - mongodb: CVE-2016-6494: world-readable .dbshell history file - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking
oss-security - CVE request: mongodb: world-readable .dbshell history file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: mongodb: world-readable .dbshell history file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: mongodb-3.2.8-2.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 1362553 – CVE-2016-6494 mongodb: world-readable .dbshell history file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
[SERVER-25335] 0002 umask yields world-readable .dbshell history file - MongoDB af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jira.mongodb.org Issue Tracking
SERVER-25335 avoid group and other permissions when creating .dbshell… · mongodb/mongo@035cf2a · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: mongodb-3.2.8-2.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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