CVE-2017-8806
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium
- Status
- Modified - security@debian.org
- Published
- 2017-11-13
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Affected products
References
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029
