CVE-2017-10140 Detail
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Severity
CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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Change History
4 change records found
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CWE Remap -
10/2/2019 8:03:26 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CWE |
CWE-264
CWE-264
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NVD-CWE-noinfo
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Modified Analysis -
2/26/2019 1:44:04 PM
| 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 MITRE -
2/19/2019 6:29:00 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
5/22/2018 11:30:44 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
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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 |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
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(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
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CWE-264 |
| 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 |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-10140
NVD Published Date:
04/16/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019
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