CVE-2017-8806

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductPostgresql
PublishedNov 13, 2017
First seenNov 13, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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