Description
The BSON encoder in the MongoDB PHP Driver converts a string length to a 32-bit value without validation. When an affected application encodes a string near 4 GiB, the allocation size can wrap while the copy operation uses the original length. The resulting heap buffer overflow can corrupt process memory or terminate the PHP process. Reaching this issue requires a non-default runtime configuration that permits multi-gigabyte values. No MongoDB server interaction is required.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | PHP Driver | 1.16.0 – < 1.21.11, 2.0.0 – < 2.1.11, 2.2.0 – < 2.5.4 | 1.21.11 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | php-mongodb | 2.5.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | php-mongodb | 2.0.0-1+deb13u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | php-mongodb | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3830 MongoDB Treiber: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 27, 2026