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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.

Published

2017-11-22T19:29:00.223

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-59
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.9 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.10 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.11 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.12 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.13 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.14 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.15 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.16 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.17 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.18 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.19 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.20 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.21 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.22 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.2.23 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.9 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.10 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.11 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.12 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.13 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.14 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.15 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.16 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.17 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.18 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.3.19 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.9 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.10 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.11 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.12 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.13 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.4.14 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.7 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.8 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.5.9 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.6 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.6.1 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.6.2 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.6.3 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.6.4 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 9.6.5 Yes
Application postgresql postgresql 10 Yes
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