# CVE-2013-2132: bson/\_cbsonmodule.c in the mongo-python-driver (aka.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2013-30, GHSA-X33V-F3GP-GW2C
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.2
- Published: 2013-08-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pymongo (PyPI): fixed in 2.5.2

## Description

bson/_cbsonmodule.c in the mongo-python-driver (aka. pymongo) before 2.5.2, as used in MongoDB, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to decoding of an "invalid DBRef."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pymongo, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00180.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1897-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/93804
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-532
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-python-driver/commit/a060c15ef87e0f0e72974c7c0e57fe811bbd06a2
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/447
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=710597
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60252

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