CVE-2017-14798
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 7
Description
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-14798
- Assigner
- meissner@suse.de
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-03-01T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.4-0.5.3.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 | Issue Tracking |
| http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14798 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14798 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:22:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 02:53:27 | security@suse.com | meissner@suse.de | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 02:53:27 | 2018-03-01T20:29Z | 2018-03-01T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 02:53:27 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 02:53:27 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |