github - ghsa-xg92-g8h7-v7r4

ghsa-xg92-g8h7-v7r4

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-17 00:17

Modified

2024-04-01 18:30

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-8806"
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    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "id": "GHSA-xg92-g8h7-v7r4",
  "modified": "2024-04-01T18:30:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:17:10Z",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029"
    },
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cve-2017-8806

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2017-11-13 09:00

Modified

2024-08-05 16:48

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	n/a	PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu

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          },
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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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