CVE-2013-2132: Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference in Pymongo

CVE-2013-2132 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2013-08-15

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."

Technologies: pymongo (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2013-2132 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-2132 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2013-2132?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 15 August 2013.
Which products and versions are affected?
pymongo (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.2, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=a060c15ef87e0f0e72974c7c0e57fe811bbd06a2|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2013-2132?
Yes. pymongo (PyPI): upgrade to 2.5.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2013-2132?
Check whether you run pymongo (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • pymongo (PyPI): upgrade to 2.5.2 or later
    pip install "pymongo>=2.5.2"

Affected products

  • pymongo (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.2, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=a060c15ef87e0f0e72974c7c0e57fe811bbd06a2|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2013-2132
  • GHSA-x33v-f3gp-gw2c
  • PYSEC-2013-30

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