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 :
July 15, 2020, 6:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-10140 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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 |
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-10140 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-10140
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile