{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3971","details":"The CmdAuthenticate::_authenticateX509 function in db/commands/authentication_commands.cpp in mongod in MongoDB 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting authentication with an invalid X.509 client certificate.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:32:01.523108Z","published":"2014-12-25T11:59:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:43:02Z","upstream":["CVE-2014-3971"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3971"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3971"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mongodb","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"}]}],"versions":["1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5","1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6","1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1","1:2.4.8-2","1:2.4.9-1","1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"mongodb","binary_version":"1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"},{"binary_version":"1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2","binary_name":"mongodb-clients"},{"binary_name":"mongodb-dev","binary_version":"1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"},{"binary_name":"mongodb-server","binary_version":"1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3971.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}