CVE-2017-10140
Postfix Berkeley DB DB_CONFIG File Reading Privilege Escalation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 16, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:05 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
CVE-2017-10140 vulnerability.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-10140 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-10140.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/285 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.2.2.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/285 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.2.2.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-10140 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-10140
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-10140 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-10140 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/285 Added Reference http://www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.2.2.html Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 22, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/285 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/285 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.2.2.html No Types Assigned http://www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.2.2.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.11.10 *cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.10 *cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:postfix:postfix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2.0 up to (excluding) 3.2.2
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} 0.02%
score
0.46462
percentile