1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1897-1

USN-1897-1: PyMongo vulnerability

Publication date

3 July 2013

Overview

PyMongo could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Releases

Packages

  • pymongo - Python interface to the MongoDB document-oriented database

Details

Jibbers McGee discovered that PyMongo incorrectly handled certain invalid
DBRefs. An attacker could use this issue to cause PyMongo to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Jibbers McGee discovered that PyMongo incorrectly handled certain invalid
DBRefs. An attacker could use this issue to cause PyMongo to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
13.04 raring python-bson –  2.2-4ubuntu0.1
python-bson-ext –  2.2-4ubuntu0.1
12.10 quantal python-bson –  2.2-2ubuntu0.1
python-bson-ext –  2.2-2ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise python-bson –  2.1-1ubuntu0.1

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