CVE-2017-11480 (GCVE-0-2017-11480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-08 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:12
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Summary
Packetbeat versions prior to 5.6.4 are affected by a denial of service flaw in the PostgreSQL protocol handler. If Packetbeat is listening for PostgreSQL traffic and a user is able to send arbitrary network traffic to the monitored port, the attacker could prevent Packetbeat from properly logging other PostgreSQL traffic.
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  • CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
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Elastic Packetbeat Affected: before 5.6.4
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