Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2017-8806 First vendor Publication 2017-11-13
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-12-08

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Overall CVSS Score 5.5
Base Score 5.5 Environmental Score 5.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 5.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact None
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 3.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8806

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2
Os 4
Os 2

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-11-13 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-1169.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-11-10 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-4029.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-11-10 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-3476-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810
CONFIRM http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/pos...
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029

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Date Informations
2021-05-04 13:05:49
  • Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 02:19:27
  • Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 01:04:32
  • Multiple Updates
2017-12-08 21:22:11
  • Multiple Updates
2017-11-17 09:22:10
  • Multiple Updates
2017-11-14 13:24:55
  • Multiple Updates
2017-11-13 13:25:55
  • First insertion