ubuntu-cve-2016-6494
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-10-03 18:59
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "mongodb",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "mongodb-clients",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "mongodb-server",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "mongodb",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "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",
        "1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "mongodb",
            "binary_version": "1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2"
          },
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          },
          {
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          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "mongodb",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
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        {
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            },
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6494",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:01Z",
  "published": "2016-10-03T18:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6494"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6494"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8064-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-8064-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-6494"
  ]
}



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