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CVE-2017-8806

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-11-13T09:00:00
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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.

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GHSA-xg92-g8h7-v7r4

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8806
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1
WEB https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029
WEB http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2022, Modified: April 1, 2024

References

http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029
Published: 2017-11-13T09:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T16:48:21.905Z
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