CVE-2017-8806

low-risk
Published 2017-11-13

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Postgresql

References (8)

Broken Link http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgr...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810
Issue Tracking https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/
Issue Tracking https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029
Broken Link http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgr...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810
Issue Tracking https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/
Issue Tracking https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal