CVE-2017-8806

2017-11-1309:00:00

debian

www.cve.org

AI Score

5.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu"
      }
    ]
  }
]