CVE - CVE-2017-8806

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-8806	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:101810 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101810 CONFIRM:http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/p/postgresql-common/postgresql-common_181+deb9u1_changelog CONFIRM:https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3476-1/ CONFIRM:https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4029
Assigning CNA
Debian GNU/Linux
Date Record Created
20170507	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170507)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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