Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql15 package, versions <9.6.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.23% (79th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE317-POSTGRESQL15-3141385
  • published16 Aug 2017
  • disclosed16 Aug 2017

Introduced: 16 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-7548  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 postgresql15 to version 9.6.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql15 package and not the postgresql15 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

PostgreSQL versions before 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to authorization flaw allowing remote authenticated attackers with no privileges on a large object to overwrite the entire contents of the object, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1