4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The “make check” command for the test suites in PostgreSQL 9.3.3 and earlier does not properly invoke initdb to specify the authentication requirements for a database cluster to be used for the tests, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this cluster.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
apple:mac_os_x | apple mac os x | eq | 10.10.4 |
apple:mac_os_x_server | apple mac os x server | eq | 5.0.3 |
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00038.html
wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/20140220securityrelease
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2864
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2865
www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/65721
support.apple.com/HT205219
support.apple.com/kb/HT205031