CVE-2017-10140 Affecting db6.0 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-DB60-277304
  • published16 Apr 2018
  • disclosed16 Apr 2018

Introduced: 16 Apr 2018

CVE-2017-10140  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 db6.0.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream db6.0 package and not the db6.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Postfix before 2.11.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging undocumented functionality in Berkeley DB 2.x and later, related to reading settings from DB_CONFIG in the current directory.