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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-2391

Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. js-bson library version 1.1.3 and prior to.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-2391

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Mar 2020, 14:15 UTC

Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. js-bson library version 1.1.3 and prior to.

osv:CVE-2019-2391
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. js-bson library version 1.1.3 and prior to.",
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    "products": [],
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      "provider": "osv",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2020-03-31T14:15:14.173+00:00"
}