{"id":"USN-4812-1","summary":"libbson vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This\nissue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14227)\n\nIt was discovered that libbson incorrectly handled certain specially\ncrafted bson buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\na denial of service. (CVE-2018-16790)","modified":"2026-04-22T10:12:47.461619Z","published":"2021-03-15T21:45:46Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14227","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16790"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-14227","CVE-2018-16790","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14227","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16790"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4812-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14227"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16790"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libbson","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbson@1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.3.1-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"libbson-1.0-0"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2017-14227"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2018-16790"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4812-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libbson","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libbson@1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}],"versions":["1.8.0-1","1.8.1-1","1.9.0-1","1.9.2-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","binary_name":"libbson-1.0-0"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2018-16790"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4812-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}