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CVE-2010-2953

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2953 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in a specific Debian GNU/Linux patch for the CouchDB 0.8.0 script, allowing local users to escalate privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:couchdb:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2953

couchdb: start-up script sets insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/41383
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2107
nth-dimension.org.uk / blog.php
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/7
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/08/26/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/08/26/5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/08/29/4
securityfocus.com / bid/42758
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2341
Vendor Advisory