MongoDB mongod Malformed X.509 Certificate Handling Remote DoS Vulnerability - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:mongodb:mongodb";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.808151");
  script_version("2026-01-09T05:47:51+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3971");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-01-09 05:47:51 +0000 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-06-07 10:43:02 +0530 (Tue, 07 Jun 2016)");
  script_name("MongoDB mongod Malformed X.509 Certificate Handling Remote DoS Vulnerability - Linux");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"MongoDB is prone to remote denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Flaw is due to improper handling of
  X.509 Certificate.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MongoDB version 2.6.x before 2.6.2 on Linux");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to MongoDB version 2.6.2 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-13753");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c151e0660b9736fe66b224f1129a16871165251b");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
  script_family("Databases");
  script_dependencies("gb_mongodb_wire_protocol_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mongodb/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if(!ver = get_app_version(cpe:CPE, port:port))
  exit(0);

if(ver =~ "^2\.6") {
  if(version_is_less(version:ver, test_version:"2.6.2")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:ver, fixed_version:"2.6.2");
    security_message(data:report, port:port);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);