PostgreSQL versions before 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers with no privileges on a large object to overwrite the entire contents of the object, resulting in a denial of service.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100276
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-08-16
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00686