CVE-2017-14798 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01186.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

suse

postgresql-init

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 9.4-0.5.3.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Postgresql Subscribe	Postgresql Subscribe
Suse Subscribe	Suse Linux Enterprise Server Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6287	A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.

Fixes

Solution

Update to the update packages.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/

History

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script	local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2018-03-01T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:20:37.635Z

Reserved: 2017-09-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-14798

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-01T20:29:00.210

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:13:31.540

Link: CVE-2017-14798

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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