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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201711-16 ] CouchDB |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-16)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2017-11-19
Bug(s): #637516
ID: 201711-16
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CouchDB, the worst of
which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary shell commands.
Background
Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free
document-oriented database.
Affected Packages
Package: dev-db/couchdb
Vulnerable: < 1.7.1
Unaffected: >= 1.7.1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CouchDB. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands or escalate
privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All CouchDB users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/couchdb-1.7.1"
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References
CVE-2017-12635
CVE-2017-12636
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