CVE catalog

CVE-2018-16790

libbson-xs-perl: CVE-2018-16790

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 10, 2018, 5:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.13% · Oct 25, 2026

_bson_iter_next_internal in bson-iter.c in libbson 1.12.0, as used in MongoDB mongo-c-driver and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted bson buffer.

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
Debian	mongo-c-driver	sid	`2.5.7-1`	fixed
Debian	mongo-c-driver	forky	`2.5.6-1`	fixed
Debian	mongo-c-driver	trixie	`1.30.4-1+deb13u3`	fixed
Debian	mongo-c-driver	bookworm	`1.23.1-1+deb12u3`	fixed
Debian	libbson-xs-perl	bookworm	`0.8.4-2+deb12u1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libbson	pro	`1.8.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbson	pro	`1.8.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbson	pro	`1.9.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbson	pro	`1.9.2-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libbson	pro	`1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mongo-c-driver	source	sid	`1.13.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[913963]
Debian	mongo-c-driver	source	forky	`1.13.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[913963]
Debian	mongo-c-driver	source	trixie	`1.13.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[913963]
Debian	mongo-c-driver	source	bookworm	`1.13.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[913963]
Debian	libbson-xs-perl	source	bookworm	`0.8.4-2+deb12u1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libbson	deb	pro	`1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16790	Not reported

[Debian bug #913963]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libbson-1.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
[libbson-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
[libbson-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
[libbson-xs-perl]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.8.4-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.4-2+deb12u1
  dsa · libbson-xs-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libbson-xs-perl · debian · 12
- 0.8.4-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.8.4-2+deb12u1
  dsa · libbson-xs-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libbson-xs-perl · debian · 12
[libmongoc-1.0-0]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
[libmongoc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
[libmongoc-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12
- 1.23.1-1+deb12u3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · bookworm; dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libbson-1.0-0t64]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
[libbson-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
[libbson-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
[libmongoc-1.0-0t64]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
[libmongoc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
[libmongoc-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mongo-c-driver]
Details (2)
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13
- 1.30.4-1+deb13u2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.13.0-1
  dsa · mongo-c-driver · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:35:08 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]