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CVE-2017-15535

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

MongoDB 3.4.x before 3.4.10, and 3.5.x-development, has a disabled-by-default configuration setting, networkMessageCompressors (aka wire protocol compression), which exposes a vulnerability when enabled that could be exploited by a malicious attacker to deny service or modify memory.

Affected products

• MongoDB: from 3.4.0 before 3.4.10 — fixed in 3.4.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MongoDB 3.4.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101689
• https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-31273
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101689
• https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-31273

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