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HistoryMar 11, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

[ASA-201803-9] postgresql: privilege escalation

2018-03-1100:00:00
security.archlinux.org
13

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

75.3%

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201803-9

Severity: High
Date : 2018-03-11
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-1058
Package : postgresql
Type : privilege escalation
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-643

Summary

The package postgresql before version 10.3-1 is vulnerable to privilege
escalation.

Resolution

Upgrade to 10.3-1.

pacman -Syu “postgresql>=10.3-1”

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 10.3.

Workaround

None.

Description

A flaw was found in the way Postgresql allowed a user to modify the
behavior of a query for other users. An attacker with a user account
could use this flaw to execute code with the permissions of superuser
in the database. Versions 9.3 through 10 are affected.

Impact

A remote attacker with a valid user account is able to execute code
with permissions of a superuser of the database.

References

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1834/
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/A_Guide_to_CVE-2018-1058:_Protect_Your_Search_Path
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-1058

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ArchLinuxanyanypostgresql< 10.3-1UNKNOWN

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

75.3%

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