CVE-2017-7484

It was found that some selectivity estimation functions in PostgreSQL before 9.2.21, 9.3.x before 9.3.17, 9.4.x before 9.4.12, 9.5.x before 9.5.7, and 9.6.x before 9.6.3 did not check user privileges before providing information from pg_statistic, possibly leaking information. An unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to steal some information from tables they are otherwise not allowed to access.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2017-05-12

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-200, CWE-285

Affected products

• Postgresql (Postgresql)
• Postgresql (The Postgresql Global Development Group)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98459
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1983
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
• https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/