nss_db: Information leak due the DB_CONFIG file read from current working directory
Published Apr 5, 2010
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss_db-0:2.2-35.4.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0347
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss_db-0:2.2-35.4.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0347 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038760.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39165 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:077 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39132 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-922-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0776 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0841 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0903 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0826 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnss-db/+bug/531976 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580187 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0826
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10727 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6681 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0826
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