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CVE-2017-14798
published 2018-03-01

CVE-2017-14798: 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.

PriorityP337high7CVSS 3.0
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
0.98%
57.7th percentile
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.

Affected

3 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
postgresqlpostgresql< 9.4-0.5.3.19.4-0.5.3.1
susepostgresql-initunspecified – 9.4-0.5.3.1
susesuse_linux_enterprise_server

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.0HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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