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CVE-2017-8806
The Debian pg_ctlcluster, pg_createcluster, and pg_upgradecluster scripts, as distributed in the Debian postgresql-common package before…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.42%
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- debian
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- handled symbolic links insecurely
- CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs
Affected products
PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu
- affected PostgreSQL-related scripts that are specific to Debian and Ubuntu
References (4)
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 101810 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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