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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201711-16 ] CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 19 November 2017
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Title: CouchDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Date: November 19, 2017
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Bugs: #637516
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0ID: 201711-16

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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
=================
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0---------------------------------------------------=----------------
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Package=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0==C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0/=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0==C2=A0Vulnerable=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0/=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2==A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Unaffected
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0---------------------------------------------------=----------------
=C2=A0 1=C2=A0=C2=A0dev-db/couchdb=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2==A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0< 1.7.1=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2==A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0==C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0>= 1.7.1=C2=A0

Description
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All CouchDB users should upgrade to the latest version:

=C2=A0 # emerge --sync
=C2=A0 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/couchdb-1.7.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12635
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename==CVE-2017-12635
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-12636
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename==CVE-2017-12636

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

=C2=A0https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-16

Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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