CVE-2017-12172

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.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19%
VendorProductVersion
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.1
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.2
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.3
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.4
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.5
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.6
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.7
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.8
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.9
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.10
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.11
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.12
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.13
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.14
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.15
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.16
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.17
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.18
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.19
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.20
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.21
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.22
postgresqlpostgresql
9.2.23
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.1
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.2
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.3
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.4
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.5
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.6
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.7
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.8
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.9
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.10
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.11
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.12
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.13
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.14
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.15
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.16
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.17
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.18
postgresqlpostgresql
9.3.19
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.1
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.2
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.3
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.4
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.5
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.6
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.7
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.8
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.9
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.10
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.11
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.12
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.13
postgresqlpostgresql
9.4.14
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.1
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.2
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.3
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.4
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.5
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.6
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.7
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.8
postgresqlpostgresql
9.5.9
postgresqlpostgresql
9.6
postgresqlpostgresql
9.6.1
postgresqlpostgresql
9.6.2
postgresqlpostgresql
9.6.3
postgresqlpostgresql
9.6.4
postgresqlpostgresql
9.6.5
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
postgresql-9.1
artful
dne
zesty
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
postgresql-9.3
artful
dne
zesty
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
not-affected
postgresql-9.5
artful
dne
zesty
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
postgresql-9.6
artful
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
xenial
dne
trusty
dne