HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2015-4412
CRITICAL

CVE-2015-4412

CWE-400Published: February 5, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

BSON injection vulnerability in the legal? function in BSON (bson-ruby) gem before 3.0.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or inject arbitrary data via a crafted string.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-4412 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

bson_project1 product(s)
bson
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7
PATCHhttps://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.html
PATCHhttps://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7
PATCHhttps://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999

All References (12)

→
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3Mailing List
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
→
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.htmlExploit · Patch · Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3Mailing List
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
→
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.htmlExploit · Patch · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-4412
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-400
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 5, 2018

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2015-4412 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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