CVE-2017-8806
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.13%postgresql-common - security update
Published: 11/13/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/postgresql-commonfrom 0, < 188
- Debian/postgresql-commonfrom 0, < 134wheezy6
- Debian/postgresql-commonfrom 0, < 165+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |