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.
References
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http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog | Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/ | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: 2017-11-13T09:00:00
Updated: 2017-11-16T10:57:01
Reserved: 2017-05-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-8806
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-11-13T09:29:00.403
Modified: 2024-04-01T15:50:53.473
Link: CVE-2017-8806
JSON object: View
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CWE