# CVE-2026-84965: Heap write primitive via size round-up wrap during JSON parsing on 32-bit builds

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.30.9, 2.5.2
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-03

## Affected

- MongoDB C Driver: from 1.10.0, fixed in 1.30.9; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.5.2

## Description

An integer wraparound in an allocation size calculation in the BSON library's JSON parsing code can cause a buffer to be released while a following copy operation still writes through the stale pointer. On builds where sizes are 32 bits, an unauthenticated party able to supply a sufficiently large JSON input to an application that links the library may cause that application to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MongoDB C Driver, upgrade to a fixed version (1.30.9, 2.5.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER-6405

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