Vulnerability in Postfix
CVE-2017-10140
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (45.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/285 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- www.postfix.org/announcements/postfix-3.2.2.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10140?
- CVE-2017-10140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Postfix. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10140?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-10140 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.