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title: "CVE-2017-15535\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-15535

Publication date 1 November 2017

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.1 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15535?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

MongoDB 3.4.x before 3.4.10, and 3.5.x-development, has a
disabled-by-default configuration setting, networkMessageCompressors (aka
wire protocol compression), which exposes a vulnerability when enabled that
could be exploited by a malicious attacker to deny service or modify
memory.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mongodb | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.1 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.1 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15535)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15535)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-15535)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15535)

### Other references

* <https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-31273>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15535>