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`Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-12172
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`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,
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`and 9.2.x before 9.2.24 runs under a non-root operating system account, and database superusers have effective
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`ability to run arbitrary code under that system account. PostgreSQL provides a script for starting the database
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`server during system boot. Packages of PostgreSQL for many operating systems provide their own, packager-
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`authored startup implementations. Several implementations use a log file name that the database superuser can
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`replace with a symbolic link. As root, they open(), chmod() and/or chown() this log file name. This often suffices
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`for the database superuser to escalate to root privileges when root starts the server.
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`Publish Date : 2017-11-22 Last Update Date : 2017-12-11
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`7.2
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`Confidentiality Impact
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`Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
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`Integrity Impact
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`Availability Impact
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`Access Complexity
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`Authentication
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`Gained Access
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`Vulnerability Type(s)
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`CWE ID
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`Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of
`system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
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`Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the
`resource completely unavailable.)
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`Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little
`knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
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`Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
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`None
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`— Related OVAL Definitions
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`RHSA-2017:3402: postgresql security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def: 20173402
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`OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch.
`Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.
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`- Products Affected By CVE-2017-12172
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`# Product Type Vendor
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`Product Version Update Edition Language
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`1 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2
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`2 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.1
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`3 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.2
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`4 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.3
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`5 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.4
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`6 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.5
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`7 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.6
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`8 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.7
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`9 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.8
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`10 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.9
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`11 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.10
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`12 Application Postoresol Postgresol 9.2.11
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`WIZ, Inc. EXHIBIT - 1104
`WIZ, Inc. v. Orca Security LTD.
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`13
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.12
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`14
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`Application Postgresql Postg=1 9.2.13
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`15
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.14
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`16
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.15
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`17
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.16
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`18
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.17
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`19
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.18
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`20
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`Application Postgresql Postqresql 9.2.19
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`21
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.20
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`22 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.21
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`23 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.22
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`24
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.2.23
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`25
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3
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`26
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`Application Postqresql Postgresql 9.3.1
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`27
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.2
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`28
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.3
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`29
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.4
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`30
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.5
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`31
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.6
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`32
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.7
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`33
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.8
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`34
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.9
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`35 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.10
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`36 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.11
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`37
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.12
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`38
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.13
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`39
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`Application Postqresql Postgresql 9.3.14
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`40
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.15
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`41 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.16
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`42 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.17
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`43
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.18
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`44
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.3.19
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`45
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4
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`46
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.1
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`47 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.2
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`48 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.3
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`49 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.4
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`50
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.5
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`51
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.6
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`52
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.7
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`53 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.8
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`54 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.9
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`55 Application Postqresql Postqresql 9.4.10
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`56
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.11
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`57
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.12
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`58
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`Application Postqresql Postqresql 9.4.13
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`59
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`Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.4.14
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`60 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5
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`61 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.1
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`62 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.2
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`63 Application Postgresql Postgresgl 9.5.3
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`64 Application Postgresql Postg=1 9.5.4
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`65 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.5
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`66 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.6
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`67 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.7
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`68 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.8
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`69 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.5.9
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`70 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.6
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`71 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.1
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`72 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.2
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`73 Application Postal-esti! Posturesal 9.6.3
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`74 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.4
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`75 Application Postgresql Postgresql 9.6.5
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`76 Application Postgresql Postal-esti! 10
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`Postgresql
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`Postgresql
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`- References For CVE-2017-12172
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`https://www.postgi=Lorg&ipport security(
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`http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101949
`BID 101949 PostgreSQL CVE-2017-12172 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Release Date:2017-12-01
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`http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039752
`SECTRACK 1039752
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`https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402
`REDHAT RHSA-2017:3402
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`https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405
`REDHAT RHSA-2017:3405
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`cpostgresql.org/about/news/1801/ CONFIRM
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`https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404
`REDHAT RHSA-2017:3404
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`https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403
`REDHAT RHSA-2017:3403
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`— Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2017-12172
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`There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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