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CVE-2010-0826
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0903
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnss-db/+bug/531976
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6681
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10727
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:077
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39165
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-922-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0841
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038760.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0776
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39132
Affected Vendor
piotr roszatycki
View all reports →Affected Software
libnss-db
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 5th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.