CVE-2017-10140 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting undocumented Berkeley DB functionality in Postfix via DB_CONFIG files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-10140?
CVE-2017-10140 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postfix Postfix.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10140?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-10140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2017-13826, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10140, DLA-1135-1, DLA-1136-1, DLA-1137-1, GHSA-698c-frxg-8qf9 and 3 more.