CVE-2017-12172 | Date: (C)2017-11-29 (M)2023-12-22 |
PostgreSQL 10.x before 10.1, 9.6.x before 9.6.6, 9.5.x before 9.5.10, 9.4.x before 9.4.15, 9.3.x before 9.3.20, and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 6.7 | CVSS Score : 7.2 |
Exploit Score: 0.8 | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 10.0 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
Privileges Required: HIGH | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: COMPLETE |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: COMPLETE |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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