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libbson-xs-perl, mongo-c-driver — security advisory
When calling bson_utf8_validate on some inputs a loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached may occur, i.e. an infinite loop. This issue affects All MongoDB C Driver versions prior to versions 1.25.0.
- Products
- libbson-xs-perl, mongo-c-driver
- Affected versions
- 0.8.4-2, 1.23.1-1
- Fixed versions
- 0.8.4-2+deb12u1, 1.23.1-1+deb12u1, 1.25.0-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-0437
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 15:18 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
When calling bson_utf8_validate on some inputs a loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached may occur, i.e. an infinite loop. This issue affects All MongoDB C Driver versions prior to versions 1.25.0.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0437
libbson-xs-perl
Fixed versions: 0.8.4-2+deb12u1
mongo-c-driver
Fixed versions: 1.23.1-1+deb12u1
mongo-c-driver
Fixed versions: 1.25.0-1
mongo-c-driver
Fixed versions: 1.25.0-1
Complete source record
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