CVE-2010-2953 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Debian GNU/Linux patch for the couchdb script in CouchDB 0.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted shared library in the current working directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00108.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	Couchdb

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2107-1	New couchdb package fixes arbitrary code execution
EUVD	EUVD-2010-2957	Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Debian GNU/Linux patch for the couchdb script in CouchDB 0.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted shared library in the current working directory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594412
http://secunia.com/advisories/41383
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2107
http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/blog.php?id=87
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/26/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42758
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2341

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-09-14T18:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:55:45.502Z

Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2010-2953

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-09-14T19:00:01.593

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2953

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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