Information Exposure Affecting postgresql14 package, versions <9.6.3-r0
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.55% (78th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE319-POSTGRESQL14-6111006
- published 8 Dec 2023
- disclosed 12 May 2017
How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.19
postgresql14
to version 9.6.3-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql14
package and not the postgresql14
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.19
relevant fixed versions and status.
PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7486
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3851
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7486
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1746/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1677
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1678
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1838
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1983
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98460
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038476
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7486