CVE-2017-8806 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-8806 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.17% · 37.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.17%

37.8th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	postgresql-common	0, 169git1, 170
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	postgresql-common	154, 0, 154ubuntu1

Timeline

Nov 9, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8806 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3476-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3476-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8806 third-party-advisory
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