Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Debian GNU/Linux patch for the couchdb script in CouchDB 0.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted shared library in the current working directory.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | couchdb | 0.8.0-2+lenny1 | DSA-2107-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2107-1 couchdb - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/blog.php?id=87
- ADV-2010-2341 vdb-entry
- 41383 third-party-advisory
- 42758 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20100829 Hardening the linker (was Re: CVE request: CouchDB insecure library loading (Debian/Ubuntu only)) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100826 Re: CVE request: CouchDB insecure library loading (Debian/Ubuntu only) mailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594412
- [oss-security] 20100826 Re: CVE request: CouchDB insecure library loading (Debian/Ubuntu only) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100825 CVE request: CouchDB insecure library loading (Debian/Ubuntu only) mailing-list
- DSA-2107 vendor-advisory