CVE-2015-4412

Name: CVE-2015-4412
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-02-05T16:29:00.41+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 4.75%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4412 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. BSON injection vulnerability in the legal? function in BSON (bson-ruby) gem before 3.0.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or inject arbitrary data via a crafted string.. EPSS estimates a 4.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

BSON injection vulnerability in the legal? function in BSON (bson-ruby) gem before 3.0.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or inject arbitrary data via a crafted string.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

4.75%

90.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bson Project	Bson	3.0.3

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 5, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-4412?

How severe is CVE-2015-4412?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-4412 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4412?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST