Gentoo update for CouchDB
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-11769 CVE-2018-8007 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU14323
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 2.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11769
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API. A remote attacker can bypass the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
dev-db/couchdb to version:
Gentoo Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-06
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU14325
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 2.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8007
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of administrator-supplied configuration settings via the HTTP API. A remote attacker can bypass the blacklist of configuration settings that are not allowed to be modified via the HTTP API and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
dev-db/couchdb to version:
Gentoo Linux: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-06
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
