CVE-2017-8806

CVSS V2 Low 3.6 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before 181+deb9u1 for PostgreSQL (and other packages related to Debian and Ubuntu), handled symbolic links insecurely, which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-8806
  • Assigner
  • security@debian.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-11-13T09:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-12-08T18:42:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:-:*:*:*:*:debian:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:-:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 3.6
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8806
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8806
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:09:34 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:57:54 2017-11-13T09:29Z 2017-11-13T09:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 22:57:54 2017-12-08T18:42:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 22:57:54 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated