UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6494

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6494

    Published: 3 Oct 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-6494
    Aliases:
    USN-8064-1

    Summary:

    Details: The client in MongoDB uses world-readable permissions on .dbshell history files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6494, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6494, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8064-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mongodb

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mongodb@1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2

    Affected versions

    1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5
    1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6
    1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1
    1:2.4.8-2
    1:2.4.9-1
    1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1
    1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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