Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | postgresql-common vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3476-2 | First vendor Publication | 2017-11-27 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-11-27 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: postgresql-common could be made to overwrite files as the administrator. Software Description: - postgresql-common: PostgreSQL database-cluster manager Details: USN-3476-1 fixed two vulnerabilities in postgresql-common. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: ﾃつ Dawid Golunski discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster ﾃつ script incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly ﾃつ use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-1255) ﾃつ It was discovered that the postgresql-common helper scripts ﾃつ incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this ﾃつ issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2017-8806) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: ﾃつ postgresql-commonﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 129ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: ﾃつ https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-2 ﾃつ https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1 ﾃつ CVE-2016-1255, CVE-2017-8806 |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3476-2 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessusﾂｮ 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 |
| 2017-01-03 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-774.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2017-12-22 00:23:39 |
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| 2017-12-08 21:23:56 |
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| 2017-12-05 21:24:06 |
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| 2017-11-27 21:22:06 |
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