PT-2010-4431 · Debian+1 · Debian+1

Dan · Published 2010-09-14 · Updated 2010-09-14 · CVE-2010-2953

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CouchDB version 0.8.0

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in a Debian GNU/Linux patch for the couchdb script. This vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges by using a crafted shared library in the current working directory.

Recommendations For CouchDB version 0.8.0, consider restricting access to the couchdb script until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the vulnerable script in untrusted environments to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2953

DSA-2107-1

Affected Products

Couchdb

Debian

References · 12

• http://secunia.com/advisories/41383 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2341 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2953 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2107 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/42758 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594412 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2953 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/26/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/26/5 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/29/4 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/7 · Note
• http://nth-dimension.org.uk/blog.php?id=87 · Note