CVE catalog
CVE-2016-6494
mongodb - security update
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | pro | 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2 | fixed |
| Debian | mongodb | 7 | 1:2.0.6-1+deb7u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | mongodb | deb | pro | 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6494 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | mongodb | deb | pro | 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6494 | Not reported |
| Debian | mongodb | deb | 7 | 1:2.0.6-1+deb7u1 | Not reported | DLA-588-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed: