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CVE-2017-12172

CVE-2017-12172MEDIUM

Red Hat, Inc. postgresql — PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 r…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   H   N  U  H  H  H    6.7   .0059   46.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product     Versions                                                                                                                    Fixed
  postgresql  10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.24 –  —

TIMELINE
  Aug 1   Reserved by redhat
  Nov 22  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 15  ENRICHED — CVE-2017-12172 (Red Hat, Inc. postgresql). Received CVSS 6.7 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-59 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.0 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 1, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
November 22, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
October 15, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2017-12172 (Red Hat, Inc. postgresql). Received CVSS 6.7 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Red Hat, Inc.	postgresql	—	10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, 9.2.x before 9.2.24	—

Weaknesses

CWE-59

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1801/ [Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/ [Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-12172 at cve.org

Vendors: red hat

Weaknesses: CWE-59

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