VDB-122259 · CVE-2017-15097 · RHSA-2017:3402

Red Hat Linux PostgreSQL link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Red Hat Linux. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PostgreSQL. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-15097. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Linux (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component PostgreSQL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2017. The weakness was shared 07/27/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15097 since 10/08/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105092 (RHEL 7 : postgresql (RHSA-2017:3402)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236577 (Red Hat Update for postgresql (RHSA-2017:3402)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105092) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0143). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

Open Source CentOS
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
Open Source PostgreSQL
IBM Security Verify Access
Dell NetWorker

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

Linux

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 105092
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : postgresql (RHSA-2017:3402)
Nessus File: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 900168
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for postgresql CESA-2017:3402 centos7
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2017 🔍
12/07/2017 +60 days 🔍
12/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +230 days 🔍
07/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2025 +2562 days 🔍