User-controlled chunkSize metadata from MongoDB lacks appropriate validation allowing malformed GridFS metadata to overflow the bounding container.
History

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1284
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mongodb
Mongodb c Driver
Vendors & Products Mongodb
Mongodb c Driver

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description User-controlled chunkSize metadata from MongoDB lacks appropriate validation allowing malformed GridFS metadata to overflow the bounding container.
Title Integer Overflow in GridFS chunkSize Leading to Heap Allocation Failure
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mongodb

Published: 2026-01-27T17:29:21.423Z

Updated: 2026-01-27T18:15:37.725Z

Reserved: 2025-12-18T18:37:45.996Z

Link: CVE-2025-14911

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T18:15:28.101Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T18:15:52.603

Modified: 2026-01-29T16:31:35.700

Link: CVE-2025-14911

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-01-27T17:29:21Z

Links: CVE-2025-14911 - Bugzilla