CVE-2017-12172MEDIUM
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Description
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.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-11-22
Updated: 2019-10-09
Type: CWE-59
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 0.8
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127150 | NewStart CGSL MAIN 5.04 : postgresql Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0006) | Nessus | NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks | medium |
| 111897 | Photon OS 1.0: Curl / Glibc PHSA-2017-0048 (deprecated) | Nessus | PhotonOS Local Security Checks | medium |
| 108520 | Juniper Junos Space < 17.2R1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (JSA10838) | Nessus | Junos Local Security Checks | critical |
| 106067 | openSUSE Security Update : postgresql94 (openSUSE-2018-38) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 106049 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : postgresql94 (SUSE-SU-2018:0081-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 106047 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : postgresql94 (SUSE-SU-2018:0077-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 105387 | Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql on SL7.x x86_64 (20171219) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
| 105322 | EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : postgresql (EulerOS-SA-2017-1341) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | medium |
| 105321 | EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : postgresql (EulerOS-SA-2017-1340) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | medium |
| 105142 | Oracle Linux 7 : postgresql (ELSA-2017-3402) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
| 105114 | CentOS 7 : postgresql (CESA-2017:3402) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
| 105092 | RHEL 7 : postgresql (RHSA-2017:3402) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |
| 105055 | Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql92 / postgresql93,postgresql94 (ALAS-2017-931) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 105054 | Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql95 / postgresql96 (ALAS-2017-930) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 104574 | PostgreSQL 9.2.x < 9.2.24 / 9.3.x < 9.3.20 / 9.4.x < 9.4.15 / 9.5.x < 9.5.10 / 9.6.x < 9.6.6 / 10.x < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Databases | medium |