CVE-2017-14798 (GCVE-0-2017-14798)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-01 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
local privilege escalation in SUSE postgresql init script
Summary
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CWE
- creation of directory could follow symlinks
- CWE-61
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upda… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suse | postgresql-init |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 9.4-0.5.3.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-11-27 00:00
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