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CVE-2017-8806

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 0.13% · 31.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.13%
31.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSpostgresql-common169git1, 170, 171
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSpostgresql-common0, 148, 150

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
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  • Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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