Medium severity5.5OSV Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6494
CVE-2016-6494
Description
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.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/035cf2afc04988b22cb67f4ebfd77e9b344cb6e0nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92204nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue Tracking
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-25335nvdIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MCE2ZLFBNOK3TTWSTXZJQGZVP4EEJDL/nvd
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