CVE-2017-15097

Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.

CVSS v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15097	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3405	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3404	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3403	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3402	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039983	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:::::::*

Information

Published : 2018-07-27 13:29

Updated : 2023-02-12 15:28

NVD link : CVE-2017-15097

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15097

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_server_aus
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_server_eus
enterprise_linux_server

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