CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704029");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-8806");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-11-08 23:00:00 +0000 (Wed, 08 Nov 2017)");
script_version("2024-04-02T05:05:32+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-04-02 05:05:32 +0000 (Tue, 02 Apr 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-04-01 15:50:53 +0000 (Mon, 01 Apr 2024)");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4029-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB(8|9)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-4029-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/DSA-4029-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4029");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'postgresql-common' package(s) announced via the DSA-4029-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that the pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster and pg_upgradecluster commands handled symbolic links insecurely which could result in local denial of service by overwriting arbitrary files.
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 165+deb8u3.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 181+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your postgresql-common packages.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'postgresql-common' package(s) on Debian 8, Debian 9.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB8") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql", ver:"9.4+165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-client", ver:"9.4+165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-client-common", ver:"165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-common", ver:"165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-contrib", ver:"9.4+165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-doc", ver:"9.4+165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-server-dev-all", ver:"165+deb8u3", rls:"DEB8"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "DEB9") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql", ver:"9.6+181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-all", ver:"9.6+181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-client", ver:"9.6+181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-client-common", ver:"181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-common", ver:"181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-contrib", ver:"9.6+181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-doc", ver:"9.6+181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-server-dev-all", ver:"181+deb9u1", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%