Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CouchDB, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary shell commands.
| Package | dev-db/couchdb on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.7.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.7.1 |
Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CouchDB. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands or escalate privileges.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All CouchDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/couchdb-1.7.1"
Release date
November 19, 2017
Latest revision
November 19, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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