CVE-2017-14798
Postgresql Root Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 1, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-14798
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2017-14798.
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CVE-2017-14798 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-14798 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source SUSE OpenText -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference OpenText https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference SUSE https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ Removed Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html Removed Reference SUSE https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ Added CWE OpenText CWE-61 Removed CWE SUSE CWE-61 Removed CVSS V3 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3 OpenText AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE SUSE CWE-61 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-362 CWE-362 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 26, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html No Types Assigned http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ No Types Assigned https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-362 Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.4-0.5.3.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-14798 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-14798
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} 0.00%
score
0.47850
percentile