MongoDB Server may experience an invariant failure during batched delete operations when handling documents. The issue arises when the server mistakenly assumes the presence of multiple documents in a batch based solely on document size exceeding BSONObjMaxSize. This issue affects MongoDB Server v7.0 versions prior to 7.0.26, MongoDB Server v8.0 versions prior to 8.0.13, and MongoDB Server v8.1 versions prior to 8.1.2
The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.
While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.