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Unscored USN-4812-1 2 CVEs

libbson vulnerabilities

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14227)

It was discovered that libbson incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted bson buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16790)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS libbson 1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS libbson 1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14227
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16790