1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp b/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp
index bed82a6a468..d474782085c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/mongod_options.cpp
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ Status storeMongodOptions(const moe::Environment& params) {
                 return Status(ErrorCodes::BadValue, sb.str());
             }
         }
+    } else {
+        if (serverGlobalParams.port < 0 || serverGlobalParams.port > 65535) {
+            return Status(ErrorCodes::BadValue, "bad --port number");
+        }
     }
     if (params.count("sharding.clusterRole")) {
         auto clusterRoleParam = params["sharding.clusterRole"].as<std::string>();