CVE-2010-0826

Description

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that uses this module.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0903 vdb entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnss-db/+bug/531976
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6681 vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10727 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:077 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39165 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-922-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0841 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038760.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0776 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39132 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0826?
CVE-2010-0826 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0826?
To fix CVE-2010-0826, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0826 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0826 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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