5.5

CVE-2016-6494: fedoraproject fedora

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6494DLA-588-1
Published 03-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6494 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
USN-8064-1

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • mongodb< 1:2.0.6-1+deb7u1
Fedoraproject1 product
Mongodb1 product
  • mongodb< 3.0.15 | ≥ 3.2, < 3.2.14 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.3.14
Ubuntu1 product
  • mongodb< 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2 | < 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2

4 vendors · 4 products

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