CVE-2010-2953 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2010-09-14

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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.

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 0.00146.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Apache Couchdb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-09-14T18:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2953

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-2953

Redhat

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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