CVE-2017-10140
libdb: Reads DB_CONFIG from the current working directory
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · June 11, 2017
Updated · September 21, 2026
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.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of libdb as shipped with Red Hat Satellite 6.0, 6.1 and 6.2. This package no longer ships with Satellite 6.3. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Do not use an application using libdb if an untrusted user can create a DB_CONFIG file in its working directory.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE not specified